New ambient air quality standards, human capital flow, and economic growth: Evidence from an environmental information disclosure policy in China

Guo, Xing; Xu, Jiajun

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140168

Journal of Cleaner Production

2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140168

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New ambient air quality standards, human capital flow, and economic growth: Evidence from an environmental information disclosure policy in China

Xing Guo,

Jiajun Xu

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In recent decades, sustainable development and environmental protection, especially air quality, have become key concerns for governments as well as scholars. As a typical regulation for air quality monitoring, the Ambient Air Quality Standard (AAQS) (2012) is a good attempt at balancing economic growth and environmental protection in development exploration. Therefore, this paper takes the AAQS (2012) as a quasi-natural experiment to detect its influence on the total factor productivity (TFP) of polluting firms. The results of a DID model suggest that the AAQS (2012) significantly improves the TFP of polluting firms in China even after several robust tests. Further, this paper also finds that firms in high urbanization and with over-investment experience are more sensitive to the new standard. As for the channels, the results show that air quality monitoring affects firms’ TFP by adjusting the industry concentration level and innovation capabilities. This research offers a novel perspective for decision-makers, highlighting the importance of harmonizing economic growth with environmental sustainability.

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New ambient air quality standards, human capital flow, and economic growth: Evidence from an environmental information disclosure policy in China

Cited by 4 publications

References 20 publications

The “Double-Edged Sword” effect of air quality information disclosure policy—Empirical evidence based on the digital transformation of Chinese listed companies

The “Double-Edged Sword” effect of air quality information disclosure policy—Empirical evidence based on the digital transformation of Chinese listed companies

Evaluation of mitigation initiatives for simultaneous air pollution and municipal solid waste systems: A System Dynamics Approach

Air Quality Monitoring and Total Factor Productivity of Polluting Firms in China

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