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Trade policies have environmental implications

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US–China trade relations have implications for global nitrogen and phosphorus surpluses, and increasing blue water demand. The case shows that trade policy analysis needs to integrate environmental considerations.

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  1. Department of Economics, Applied Statistics, and International Business, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA

    Minghao Li

  2. Department of Economics and Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD), Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA

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Li, M., Zhang, W. Trade policies have environmental implications. Nat Food 2, 559–560 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-021-00342-5

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