Study on the Impact of Air Pollution on Agricultural Export Trade

Haipeng Chen, Jie Zhou, Jia Liang, Dungang Zang, Martinson Ankrah Twumasi and Qianling Shen ()
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Haipeng Chen: College of Economics, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Jie Zhou: College of Economics, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Jia Liang: College of Economics, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Dungang Zang: College of Economics, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Martinson Ankrah Twumasi: College of Economics, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Qianling Shen: College of Economics, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 3, 1-18

Abstract: With the gradual intensification of the global environmental pollution trend, air pollution has a vital impact role in agricultural export trade. This manuscript uses balanced panel data from 30 Chinese provinces and districts from 2005–2019 in China to empirically verify the mechanism of the impact of air pollution on agricultural exports. The following results were achieved using the fixed effect and moderating effect model. The results show that air pollution significantly inhibits the growth of agricultural export trade. In particular, the presence of environmental regulations will weaken this adverse effect. Regionally, the negative impact of air pollution on China’s agricultural export trade in large agricultural provinces is significantly greater than that in non-agricultural areas. To ensure the sustainable development of China’s agricultural export trade, we should strengthen the ability to cope with air pollution, actively expand diversified international markets, and strive to improve the technological content and green level of exported agricultural products in order to achieve innovative green development of agricultural export trade.

Keywords: air pollution; agricultural export; environmental regulations; green development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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