Trade and Migration with Renewable Natural Resources : Out-of-Steady-State Dynamics

Commodity price increases associated with the entry of China, India, and other countries into the world economy have led to increased pressure on common-property renewable natural resources. The problem is particularly worrisome for economies that...

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Main Authors: López, Ramón, Schiff, Maurice
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
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topic AGRICULTURE
ALLOCATION
ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
BANK OFFICE
BENCHMARK
BUDGET CONSTRAINT
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL GAIN
CAPITAL INFLOWS
CAPITAL MARKETS
CAPITAL STOCK
CAPITAL STOCKS
COMMODITIES
COMMODITY
COMMODITY EXPORT
COMMODITY PRICE
COMMODITY PRICES
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
COST OF CAPITAL
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
DERIVATIVE
DERIVATIVES
DERIVED DEMAND
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPING ECONOMY
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DISCOUNT RATE
DISCOUNTED VALUE
DISEASES
DISEQUILIBRIUM
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC THEORY
ELASTICITY
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
ENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
EQUATIONS
EQUILIBRIUM
EXPECTED RETURNS
EXPENDITURE
EXPORTS
EXTERNALITY
FERTILITY
FULL EMPLOYMENT
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATES
HOLDING
HOME COUNTRY
IMMIGRANTS
IMMIGRATION
IMMIGRATION POLICIES
IMMIGRATION POLICY
INCOME
INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINT
INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS
INTEREST RATE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVESTING
KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT
KNOWLEDGE DIFFUSION
LABOR FORCE
LIBERALIZATION OF TRADE
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MARGINAL COST
MARGINAL UTILITY
MARGINAL VALUE
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET PRICE
MARKET SIZE
MIGRATION
MULTILATERAL ORGANIZATIONS
NATIONAL INCOME
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES
NEGATIVE EXTERNALITY
NUMBER OF WORKERS
OPEN ECONOMY
OPPORTUNITY COST
OPTIMIZATION
PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLICY DIALOGUE
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POPULATION DYNAMICS
POSITIVE PRODUCTION
PRICE INCREASES
PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
PRODUCTIVE ASSETS
PROGRESS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
RATE OF GROWTH
RATE OF RETURN
RATE OF RETURN ON CAPITAL
RATE OF RETURN TO CAPITAL
REAL INCOME
REGULATORY SYSTEMS
REMITTANCES
RESOURCE DEPLETION
RESOURCE USE
RESPECT
RURAL AREAS
SAVINGS
STOCK OF CAPITAL
TAX
TAX REVENUES
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TOTAL OUTPUT
TRADE BALANCE
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
TRADE REGIME
TRADE TAX
TRADE TAXES
UTILITY FUNCTION
VALUE OF OUTPUT
WATER RESOURCES
WATER SUPPLIES
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD MARKET
WORLD TRADE
spellingShingle AGRICULTURE
ALLOCATION
ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
BANK OFFICE
BENCHMARK
BUDGET CONSTRAINT
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL GAIN
CAPITAL INFLOWS
CAPITAL MARKETS
CAPITAL STOCK
CAPITAL STOCKS
COMMODITIES
COMMODITY
COMMODITY EXPORT
COMMODITY PRICE
COMMODITY PRICES
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
COST OF CAPITAL
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
DERIVATIVE
DERIVATIVES
DERIVED DEMAND
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPING ECONOMY
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DISCOUNT RATE
DISCOUNTED VALUE
DISEASES
DISEQUILIBRIUM
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC THEORY
ELASTICITY
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
ENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
EQUATIONS
EQUILIBRIUM
EXPECTED RETURNS
EXPENDITURE
EXPORTS
EXTERNALITY
FERTILITY
FULL EMPLOYMENT
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATES
HOLDING
HOME COUNTRY
IMMIGRANTS
IMMIGRATION
IMMIGRATION POLICIES
IMMIGRATION POLICY
INCOME
INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINT
INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS
INTEREST RATE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVESTING
KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT
KNOWLEDGE DIFFUSION
LABOR FORCE
LIBERALIZATION OF TRADE
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MARGINAL COST
MARGINAL UTILITY
MARGINAL VALUE
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET PRICE
MARKET SIZE
MIGRATION
MULTILATERAL ORGANIZATIONS
NATIONAL INCOME
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES
NEGATIVE EXTERNALITY
NUMBER OF WORKERS
OPEN ECONOMY
OPPORTUNITY COST
OPTIMIZATION
PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLICY DIALOGUE
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POPULATION DYNAMICS
POSITIVE PRODUCTION
PRICE INCREASES
PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
PRODUCTIVE ASSETS
PROGRESS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
RATE OF GROWTH
RATE OF RETURN
RATE OF RETURN ON CAPITAL
RATE OF RETURN TO CAPITAL
REAL INCOME
REGULATORY SYSTEMS
REMITTANCES
RESOURCE DEPLETION
RESOURCE USE
RESPECT
RURAL AREAS
SAVINGS
STOCK OF CAPITAL
TAX
TAX REVENUES
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TOTAL OUTPUT
TRADE BALANCE
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
TRADE REGIME
TRADE TAX
TRADE TAXES
UTILITY FUNCTION
VALUE OF OUTPUT
WATER RESOURCES
WATER SUPPLIES
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD MARKET
WORLD TRADE
López, Ramón
Schiff, Maurice
Trade and Migration with Renewable Natural Resources : Out-of-Steady-State Dynamics
geographic_facet South Asia
South Asia
East Asia and Pacific
East Asia and Pacific
The World Region
The World Region
South Asia
East Asia
Asia
relation Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5310
description Commodity price increases associated with the entry of China, India, and other countries into the world economy have led to increased pressure on common-property renewable natural resources. The problem is particularly worrisome for economies that obtain a large share of their income from the exploitation of natural resources in the production of an exportable commodity. This paper contributes to the analysis by examining the issue in the framework of a general equilibrium dynamic model and by solving for both the steady state and the transition dynamics. The authors show that i) a resource-rich, capital-poor economy is more likely to be subject to a "natural resource curse" and complete (irreversible) depletion of natural resources; ii) the latter's likelihood rises with the relative commodity price and labor inflow; iii) a labor inflow under internal equilibrium results in a higher steady-state capital-labor ratio and manufacturing output, and unchanged natural resources and commodity output; iv) import and export taxes result in larger steady-state natural resources and commodity output and smaller capital stock and manufacturing output, and may prevent complete depletion of natural resources; and v) the latter may also be prevented through capital inflows (foreign aid), labor outflow ( liberalization of the North's immigration policy), improved regulation, technical change, and a production tax.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author López, Ramón
Schiff, Maurice
author_facet López, Ramón
Schiff, Maurice
author_sort López, Ramón
title Trade and Migration with Renewable Natural Resources : Out-of-Steady-State Dynamics
title_short Trade and Migration with Renewable Natural Resources : Out-of-Steady-State Dynamics
title_full Trade and Migration with Renewable Natural Resources : Out-of-Steady-State Dynamics
title_fullStr Trade and Migration with Renewable Natural Resources : Out-of-Steady-State Dynamics
title_full_unstemmed Trade and Migration with Renewable Natural Resources : Out-of-Steady-State Dynamics
title_sort trade and migration with renewable natural resources : out-of-steady-state dynamics
publishDate 2012
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spelling okr-10986-37952021-04-23T14:02:12Z Trade and Migration with Renewable Natural Resources : Out-of-Steady-State Dynamics López, Ramón Schiff, Maurice AGRICULTURE ALLOCATION ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES BANK OFFICE BENCHMARK BUDGET CONSTRAINT CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL GAIN CAPITAL INFLOWS CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITAL STOCK CAPITAL STOCKS COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY EXPORT COMMODITY PRICE COMMODITY PRICES COMPETITIVE MARKETS CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES COST OF CAPITAL COUNTRY OF ORIGIN DERIVATIVE DERIVATIVES DERIVED DEMAND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPING ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISCOUNT RATE DISCOUNTED VALUE DISEASES DISEQUILIBRIUM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC THEORY ELASTICITY ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EQUATIONS EQUILIBRIUM EXPECTED RETURNS EXPENDITURE EXPORTS EXTERNALITY FERTILITY FULL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HOLDING HOME COUNTRY IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION POLICIES IMMIGRATION POLICY INCOME INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINT INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS INTEREST RATE INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTING KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT KNOWLEDGE DIFFUSION LABOR FORCE LIBERALIZATION OF TRADE LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MARGINAL COST MARGINAL UTILITY MARGINAL VALUE MARKET ACCESS MARKET PRICE MARKET SIZE MIGRATION MULTILATERAL ORGANIZATIONS NATIONAL INCOME NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES NEGATIVE EXTERNALITY NUMBER OF WORKERS OPEN ECONOMY OPPORTUNITY COST OPTIMIZATION PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY DIALOGUE POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL ECONOMY POPULATION DYNAMICS POSITIVE PRODUCTION PRICE INCREASES PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS PRODUCTIVE ASSETS PROGRESS PROPERTY RIGHTS RATE OF GROWTH RATE OF RETURN RATE OF RETURN ON CAPITAL RATE OF RETURN TO CAPITAL REAL INCOME REGULATORY SYSTEMS REMITTANCES RESOURCE DEPLETION RESOURCE USE RESPECT RURAL AREAS SAVINGS STOCK OF CAPITAL TAX TAX REVENUES TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TOTAL OUTPUT TRADE BALANCE TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE REGIME TRADE TAX TRADE TAXES UTILITY FUNCTION VALUE OF OUTPUT WATER RESOURCES WATER SUPPLIES WORLD ECONOMY WORLD MARKET WORLD TRADE Commodity price increases associated with the entry of China, India, and other countries into the world economy have led to increased pressure on common-property renewable natural resources. The problem is particularly worrisome for economies that obtain a large share of their income from the exploitation of natural resources in the production of an exportable commodity. This paper contributes to the analysis by examining the issue in the framework of a general equilibrium dynamic model and by solving for both the steady state and the transition dynamics. The authors show that i) a resource-rich, capital-poor economy is more likely to be subject to a "natural resource curse" and complete (irreversible) depletion of natural resources; ii) the latter's likelihood rises with the relative commodity price and labor inflow; iii) a labor inflow under internal equilibrium results in a higher steady-state capital-labor ratio and manufacturing output, and unchanged natural resources and commodity output; iv) import and export taxes result in larger steady-state natural resources and commodity output and smaller capital stock and manufacturing output, and may prevent complete depletion of natural resources; and v) the latter may also be prevented through capital inflows (foreign aid), labor outflow ( liberalization of the North's immigration policy), improved regulation, technical change, and a production tax. 2012-03-19T18:39:57Z 2012-03-19T18:39:57Z 2010-05-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100513165438 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3795 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5310 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper South Asia South Asia East Asia and Pacific East Asia and Pacific The World Region The World Region South Asia East Asia Asia