The consequences of spatially differentiated water pollution regulation in China

Zhao Chen, Matthew Kahn, Yu Liu and Zhi Wang

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2018, vol. 88, issue C, 468-485

Abstract: This paper studies the consequences of China's recent water pollution regulation. We find evidence that the regulation reduces pollution-intensive activity in highly regulated areas. Relative to the locations where regulations are more stringent (downstream cities), locations where regulations are less stringent (upstream cities) attract more water-polluting activity. As polluting activity concentrates upstream, a larger proportion of the river and more poor residents are exposed to high levels of pollution.

Keywords: Water pollution regulation; Firm production; Domestic pollution havens; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q53 Q58 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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Working Paper: The Consequences of Spatially Differentiated Water Pollution Regulation in China (2016)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2018.01.010

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