Transboundary pollution in China: a study of polluting firms' location choices in Hebei province

Chloé Duvivier () and Hang Xiong
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Hang Xiong: College of Economics and Management - College of Economics and Management - NAU - Nanjing Agricultural University

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Abstract: Transboundary pollution is a particularly serious problem as it leads people located at regional borders to isproportionately suffer from pollution. In China, where the environmental policy is decentralized and where environmental conflicts between provinces have occurred several times, transboundary pollution is likely to exist. However, until now, nearly all the studies have focused on developed countries. In this paper we study whether transboundary pollution problems exist in China. To do so, we estimate whether, within Hebei province, polluting firms are more likely to set up in border counties than in interior ones. The estimations of a count-datamodel allow us to conclude that border counties are more attractive destinations for polluting firms than counties located within the province. Moreover, it appears that this effect has strengthened over time.

Keywords: pollution transfrontalière; choix de localisation des firmes; réglementations environnementales; Chine // Transboundary pollution; firm location choice; environmental regulations; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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Published in Environment and Development Economics, 2013, 18, pp.459-483

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Journal Article: Transboundary pollution in China: a study of polluting firms' location choices in Hebei province (2013)
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