Does corruption matter for the environment? Panel evidence from China

Xianchun Liao, Eyup Dogan () and Jungho Baek

No 2016-43, Economics Discussion Papers from Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel)

Abstract: This paper examines the income-energy-SO2 emissions nexus by taking a corruption variable into account. To that end, the panel cointegration methods are applied to 29 Chinese provinces over 1999-2012. The authors' empirical evidence shows that an increase in the number of anticorruption cases tends to drive down SO2 emissions in China. It is also found that income growth appears to have a beneficial effect on decreasing SO2 emissions over the past two decades. Finally, energy consumption is found to increase SO2 emissions.

Keywords: China; corruption; environment; EKC; panel; SO2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C23 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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