Financial incentives and endogenous enforcement in China's pollution levy system

By Hua Wang, David Wheeler. 2005

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management

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Are Foreign Investors Attracted to Weak Environmental Regulations? Evaluating the Evidence from China (2005, background): “…use and waste water discharge; pollutant concentrations in waste water; 4) waste gas volume and air pollutant concentrations (before and after treatment); 5) noise pollution by source; 6) 39 The material in this appendix is drawn from Wang and Wheeler (2005), where additional details can be found.”
Spatial heterogeneity of economic development and industrial pollution in urban China (2013, unknown): “Studies have reported that state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are the major polluters since many of them are in the pollution intensive industries and also enjoy more bargain power with local governments (Wang and Jin 2007; Wang and Wheeler 2005).”
Does Environmental Information Disclosure Benefit Waste Discharge Reduction? Evidence from China (2014, background): “Similarly, the administrative penalty of polluting enterprises (SAC) can reduce excessive waste emissions (Dasgupta et al. 2001; Jiang and McKibbin 2002; Wang and Wheeler 2005).”
Political Connections and Industrial Pollution: Evidence Based on State Ownership and Environmental Levies in China (2016, background): “2014), substantial differences in actual implementation (whether through lower rates or under-estimation of pollution amounts) arise among different provinces, with some provinces even having lower realized pollution fees than the national minimum (Wang and Wheeler 2005).”
Transboundary pollution in China: a study of polluting firms' location choices in Hebei province (2013, unknown): “In addition, although stateowned enterprises have more bargaining power with local authorities in terms of the charges they pay (Wang and Wheeler, 2005), environmental policy also has a significant impact on them (Wang et al.”