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Local air pollution: evidence, markets, and policy Location: Auditorium F Session Chair: Frank Pisch, Technical University of Darmstadt | |
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Blue Sky or Bright Light? An Empirical Analysis for a Campaign-Style Environmental Enforcement in China 1: Tsinghua University, China, People's Republic of; 2: Central University of Finance and Economics, China Both environmental challenges and achievements in China are well known. In this study, we use monthly PM2.5 and nighttime light data for prefectural-level cities in China to empirically illustrate that Central Environmental Inspection, a national campaign-style enforcement which was institutionalized with cadre evaluation system and informal political networks, was effective to deliver quick but short-lived pollution reduction at significant economic cost. Our estimates show that the economic sacrifice was outweighed the benefits of cleaner environment through CEIs. City political leaders bearing network ties with the incumbent provincial leaders tend to respond with different degree of vigor to fulfill administrative tasks for environmental protection. The study adds to a growing body of literature to bring formal and informal institutional factors under an analytical lens to empirically investigate the proactive role of these factors in shaping trajectory of environmental and economic change in China. | |