The effects of environmental tax reform on urban air pollution: A quasi-natural experiment based on the Environmental Protection Tax Law

Guo, Bingnan; Wang, Yu; Yu, Feng; Liang, Chunyan; Li, Tang; Yao, Xiafei; Hu, Feng

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.967524

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“…First, our sample is limited to Chinese manufacturing listed firms from 2003 to 2018, which may not be representative of all firms in China, particularly small and medium‐sized enterprises that are not listed. Future research could expand the scope of the study to include a broader range of firms through surveys or quasi‐natural experiments (Guo et al, 2023; Su, Xu, & Yang, 2023) to examine the impact of institutional investors on green innovation and ESG for different types of firms.…”

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Institutional investors and corporate green innovation: Evidence from China

Yang,

Su,

et al. 2023

Pacific Economic Review

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Using data for manufacturing firms listed on China A‐share markets between 2003 and 2018, this research explores the impact of institutional investors on corporate green innovation. The study finds that pressure‐resistant institutional investors (PR investors) positively contribute to green innovation, whereas pressure‐sensitive institutional investors (PS investors) hinder it. In addition, this study examines the moderating effect of political ties, distinguishing between ascribed and achieved ties. Ascribed ties weaken the positive relationship between PR investors and green innovation, whereas achieved ties strengthen it and weaken the negative association between PS investors and green innovation. Moreover, the study investigates the influence of institutional development on the relationship between institutional investors and green innovation, and finds that managerial myopia is the mechanism through which institutional investors influence green innovation. Furthermore, this study reveals that there are heterogeneity effects among small and large firms, polluting and non‐polluting firms, and firms facing different levels of market competition. Overall, the study sheds new light on how institutional investors, acting as ‘invisible hands’, interact with political ties, acting as ‘visible hands’, to impact green innovation in transition economies.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Institutional investors and corporate green innovation: Evidence from China

Yang,

Su,

et al. 2023

Pacific Economic Review

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“…For example, Environmental tax reform can significantly reduce urban air pollution. Green technology innovation and industrial structure upgrading are vital transmission mechanisms for environmental tax reform to improve air quality [54]. This paper empirically explores that if the public environmental concern is measured by the Baidu Index when the Baidu Index exceeds 20,455.36, the conduction mechanism of public environmental concern to inhibit air pollution can play a significant role.…”

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Analyzing Public Environmental Concerns at the Threshold to Reduce Urban Air Pollution

Yang,

Yin,

Jin

2023

Sustainability

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This work focuses on the extraction and analysis of large-scale data from the Internet, specifically using panel data consisting of 273 prefecture-level cities spanning the period from 2011 to 2021. The data are processed using both the panel fixed-effect model and the panel smooth transformation model (PSTR). This study examines the relationship between public environmental concern and urban air pollution, as well as the impact of various city area divisions on public environmental concern and urban ambient air pollution. The regression analysis reveals several key findings: (1) It is observed that the impact of public participation in environmental pollution control on suppressing air pollution exhibits a lag of approximately three periods. This implies that it takes some time for the power of public participation to manifest its effect in reducing air pollution. (2) The study finds that urban public environmental concern, as measured by the Baidu Index, has a suppressive effect on air pollution once it surpasses a threshold value of 20,455.36. (3) This effect is found to be strengthened as the level of public concern increases. Lastly, it is noted that public environmental concern exhibits regional heterogeneity, which can be attributed to factors such as economic development and scientific and technological advancements. These factors influence the level of public environmental concern in different regions. The findings may be succinctly summarized as follows: geographical variations in public environmental concern can be attributed to the impact of economic growth and advancements in science and technology. Regional variability may arise from several sources, including economic growth, scientific and technical advancements, and other influences, all of which impact public environmental concerns.

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“…In the meantime, this study referred to Guo et al (36) to conduct placebo tests by constructing a fake treatment group. If the coefficient remained significantly negative, it indicated that the changes in population mortality rate were not driven by the reform but by other unobserved factors, and vice versa, supporting the robustness of the result.…”

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Influence of public hospital reform on public health: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China

Guo

Feng

Cai

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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Public health is an important symbol of national wealth and prosperity. At present, China's public health is hindered by the poor management of public hospitals, which impacts the demographic structure and socioeconomic development. Therefore, taking the implementation of public hospital reform in China as a quasi-natural experiment, this study employed the time-varying DID model and the mediating effect to evaluate the influence of public hospital reform on public health. The results were as follows: (1) Public hospital reform can significantly improve public health, and a series of robustness tests have also confirmed the effects; (2) Government's financial support is a transmission mechanism for public hospital reform to promote public health; (3) After taking control variables into consideration, the effect of public hospital reform is stronger in the western region with a poorer economy. This research provides a vital policy reference for promoting the scope of reform and improving the health of the general public.

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The effects of environmental tax reform on urban air pollution: A quasi-natural experiment based on the Environmental Protection Tax Law

Cited by 46 publications

References 40 publications

Institutional investors and corporate green innovation: Evidence from China

Institutional investors and corporate green innovation: Evidence from China

Analyzing Public Environmental Concerns at the Threshold to Reduce Urban Air Pollution

Influence of public hospital reform on public health: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China

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