Controlling SO2 emissions in China: A panel data analysis of the 11th Five-Year Plan

Teng Ma and Kenji Takeuchi
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Teng Ma: Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University

No 1609, Discussion Papers from Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University

Abstract: We investigate the impact of policy measures to reduce SO2 emissions during 11th Five-Year Plan of China (2006-2010). By using a provincial-level panel data set, we find that installation of the flue-gas desulfurization equipment and closure of small coal- fired power plants contributed to a statistically significant reduction in SO2 emissions. While estimation results suggest that these two policy measures played an important role in reducing SO 2 emissions in China during this period, the size of the estimated coefficients shows that the effects might have been weaker than those predicted by ex-ante cost-benefit analysis.

Keywords: SO2; Air pollution; Panel data; China; 11th Five-Year Plan. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L94 P28 Q53 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27 pages
Date: 2016-03
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