Environmental regulation and haze pollution: neighbor-companion or neighbor-beggar?

Qian Zhou, Shihu Zhong, Tao Shi and Xiaoling Zhang

Chapter 10 in Handbook on Climate Change and Environmental Governance in China, 2024, pp 158-177 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter employs the spatial econometric method andconstructs unique spatial matrices to analyze the effect of environmental regulation on haze pollution in the Yangtze River Delta. The effect of formal and informal environmental regulation is also differentiated. The contributions of this paper are: (1) Research perspective: it compares the effects of informal and formal environmental regulations, stresses the effect of environmental regulation on haze pollution, and identifies the specific mechanisms involved; (2) In terms of methodologies, the study employs a spatial self-lag model and constructs an asymmetric logistics matrix; (3) The study investigates the micro-mechanism involved, to reveal the intermediate action of technological innovation and industrial structure; (4) It is shown that the results are robust after using the instrumental variable (promotion pressure of government officials) for environmental regulation. The policy implications are that environmental regulation in the Yangtze River Delta region still needs to make a trade-off between economic development and environmental pollution, but the good news is that the convergence of environmental regulation can help promote environmental improvement, the rigorization of environmental regulation can help optimize industrial structure, and talent cultivation is conducive to the formation and strengthening of the neighbor-companion effect of environmental regulation.

Keywords: Asian Studies; Environment; Politics and Public Policy Sustainable Development Goals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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