The social welfare effect of forest certification under environmental spillovers

IF 3.9 4区环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Chinese Journal of Population Resources and Environment Pub Date : 2022-09-01 DOI:10.1016/j.cjpre.2022.09.005

Zhijie Guan , Yue Zhang , Yan Xu

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Abstract

Forest certification has positive environmental spillovers. Considering environmental spillovers, this study analyzed the social welfare effects of forest certification using partial and general equilibrium methods. The results of the partial equilibrium analysis showed that social welfare in producing countries tended to increase under the market expansion of certified forest products. The general equilibrium analysis results indicated that, in autarky, or economic independence, the production amount of certified forest products could increase. If conventional forest products are imported and certified forest products are exported, then the level of utility in free trade condition is greater than that in autarky. If conventional forest products are exported and certified forest products are imported, then the price of imported products must be compared with the price of the autarky domestic market to determine the utility level of free trade and autarky. If the price of certified products is less than the price at the time of autarky, then the total utility level increases; otherwise, it decreases. The social welfare effect of forest certification can be increased through expanding the market demand of certified products and giving these products subsidies in production and price incentives in importing.

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环境溢出下森林认证的社会福利效应

森林认证具有积极的环境溢出效应。考虑环境溢出效应，本文采用部分均衡和一般均衡方法分析了森林认证的社会福利效应。部分均衡分析结果表明，在认证林产品市场扩大的情况下，生产国的社会福利有增加的趋势。一般均衡分析结果表明，在自给自足或经济独立的情况下，认证林产品的产量可以增加。如果进口常规林产品，出口认证林产品，则自由贸易条件下的效用水平大于自给自足条件下的效用水平。如果出口常规林产品，进口认证林产品，则必须将进口产品的价格与自给自足的国内市场价格进行比较，以确定自由贸易和自给自足的效用水平。如果获证产品的价格低于自给时的价格，则总效用水平提高;否则，它会减小。通过扩大认证产品的市场需求，在生产上给予补贴，在进口上给予价格激励，可以增加森林认证的社会福利效应。

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Chinese Journal of Population Resources and Environment ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES-

CiteScore

4.30

自引率

1.10%

发文量

791

审稿时长

79 days

期刊介绍： The Chinese Journal of Population, Resources and Environment (CJPRE) is a peer-reviewed international academic journal that publishes original research in the fields of economic, population, resource, and environment studies as they relate to sustainable development. The journal aims to address and evaluate theoretical frameworks, capability building initiatives, strategic goals, ethical values, empirical research, methodologies, and techniques in the field. CJPRE began publication in 1992 and is sponsored by the Chinese Society for Sustainable Development (CSSD), the Research Center for Sustainable Development of Shandong Province, the Administrative Center for China's Agenda 21 (ACCA21), and Shandong Normal University. The Chinese title of the journal was inscribed by the former Chinese leader, Mr. Deng Xiaoping. Initially focused on China's advances in sustainable development, CJPRE now also highlights global developments from both developed and developing countries.