Environmental Effects of GATT/WTO Membership: An Empirical Evaluation
<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are a research archivist expert in dataset metadata. Answer the question truthfully.  <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|> Here is the Description of a dataset. Description:'One of the great questions for scholars of international relations and economics concernsthe relationship between the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the natural environment. Does membership in the multilateral trade regime constrain environmental regulation and increase the environmental burden of national economies? Do countries pay a heavy environmental price for trade liberalization? Although this question has been debated extensively, there is little statistical evidence to contribute to the debate. We provide a comprehensive statistical analysis of the environmental effects of joining the multilateral trade regime. We collecteddata on a variety of environmental policies, institutions, and outcomes that should be influencedby GATT/WTO membership if the predictions of environmental pessimists or optimists are valid. A wide ' . Please return only a json list of at most 3 Keywords corresponding to the Description:.<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|> {"Answer" : ["international trade","multilateral trade regime","World Trade Organization","international environmental policy","trade-environment nexus","globalization"]} <|eot_id|>
 Here is the Description of a dataset. Description:'One of the great questions for scholars of international relations and economics concernsthe relationship between the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the natural environment. Does membership in the multilateral trade regime constrain environmental regulation and increase the environmental burden of national economies? Do countries pay a heavy environmental price for trade liberalization? Although this question has been debated extensively, there is little statistical evidence to contribute to the debate. We provide a comprehensive statistical analysis of the environmental effects of joining the multilateral trade regime. We collecteddata on a variety of environmental policies, institutions, and outcomes that should be influencedby GATT/WTO membership if the predictions of environmental pessimists or optimists are valid. A wide ' . Please return only a json list of at most 3 Keywords corresponding to the Description:.
One of the great questions for scholars of international relations and economics concernsthe relationship between the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the natural environment. Does membership in the multilateral trade regime constrain environmental regulation and increase the environmental burden of national economies? Do countries pay a heavy environmental price for trade liberalization? Although this question has been debated extensively, there is little statistical evidence to contribute to the debate. We provide a comprehensive statistical analysis of the environmental effects of joining the multilateral trade regime. We collecteddata on a variety of environmental policies, institutions, and outcomes that should be influencedby GATT/WTO membership if the predictions of environmental pessimists or optimists are valid. A wide 
international trade; multilateral trade regime; World Trade Organization; international environmental policy; trade-environment nexus; globalization