Environmental policy and exports: Evidence from Chinese cities

We study environmental regulation and its role for trade in China. Specifically, we assess the effectiveness of an environmental policy in China that introduced stricter regulations on sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions in targeted cities. To identify the causal effect of this policy on exports, we use...

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Published in:Journal of environmental economics and management 2014-09, Vol.68 (2), p.296-318
Main Authors: Hering, Laura, Poncet, Sandra
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Cities
Economics and Finance
Emissions control
Environmental policy
Environmental regulations
Export performance
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Humanities and Social Sciences
Public enterprise
Public enterprises
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Export performance
Exports
Humanities and Social Sciences
Public enterprise
Public enterprises
Studies
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