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Policy uncertainty and air pollution: Evidence from the turnover of local officials in China.
- Source :
- Economic Analysis & Policy; Dec2023, Vol. 80, p532-543, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- This paper examines the impact of policy uncertainty on air pollution, using the turnover of local officials in China as a quasi-natural experiment. The results from the two-way fixed effects model show that policy uncertainty caused by the turnover of different officials produces contrasting effects on air pollution. While the turnover of the mayor has no effect on air pollution, the turnover of the municipal party committee secretary deteriorates it. Two-Stage Least Square estimation confirms these results where the age and tenure of officials were used as instrumental variables of policy uncertainty. The results are robust after endogenous treatments and robustness tests. The mechanism analysis further indicates that policy uncertainty worsens air quality by weakening environmental regulation and crowding out green innovation. Moreover, the impact is more pronounced in smaller and less developed cities. The conclusions provide policy implications for environmental governance in the period of policy uncertainty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- AIR pollution
FIXED effects model
ENVIRONMENTAL quality
AIR quality
CONTRAST effect
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03135926
- Volume :
- 80
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Economic Analysis & Policy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 174301312
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.2023.08.017