01774cas a2200265 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001711 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451857153 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Kishor, Nalin. Economic and Environmental Benefits of Eliminating Log Export Bans-The Case of Costa Rica / Nalin Kishor, Muthukumara Mani, Luis Constantino. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001. 1 online resource (17 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students An increasing number of tropical timber producing nations have enacted bans on export of logs. Proponents argue that a log export ban is a second-best policy tool for addressing environmental externalities; it also creates more jobs and improves scale efficiencies domestically. Theoretical arguments suggest that log export bans are largely incapable of achieving their objectives. However, little quantitative evidence exists. The authors maintain that eliminating log export bans in Costa Rica could generate economic gains as high as USD 14 million annually in addition to the environmental benefits. Mode of access: Internet Constantino, Luis. Mani, Muthukumara. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/153 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2001/153/001.2001.issue-153-en.xml IMF e-Library