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Air pollution 3 Location: Auditorium G Session Chair: Jasper Paul Röder, ETH Zürich | |
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Unveiling the Green Trail: FDI, Global Value Chains, and Firm Pollution in China 1: Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Germany; 2: School of Business, University of Dundee China's emergence as the world's leading exporter has placed it at the center of global trade, yet it also faces significant environmental challenges as the largest global polluter. Utilizing granular firm-level data from the Chinese Industrial Enterprise Dataset (CIED), the Chinese Enterprise Pollution Dataset (CEPD) and the Chinese Customs Dataset (CCD), we analyse the relationship between foreign ownership, international trade, and firms' environmental performance. We find that foreign firms increase pollution reduction efforts downstream, while domestic firms reduce abatement along the value chain. Given that most pollution occurs upstream, this raises concerns about FDI’s environmental impact. Our findings highlight the role of GVC dynamics in shaping corporate environmental behavior, offering insights for sustainable global trade policies. | |