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Title Promotion incentives and air pollution: From the political promotion tournament to the environment tournament
ID_Doc 32344
Authors Yin, LH; Wu, CQ
Title Promotion incentives and air pollution: From the political promotion tournament to the environment tournament
Year 2022
Published
DOI 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115491
Abstract Chinese officials play an important role in air pollution control. This paper used a sample of 282 prefecture-level cities in China to discuss the impact of promotion incentives of officials on air pollution from the perspectives of heterogeneity, mechanism and spatial effects. We found that the promotion incentives of officials reduced air pollution, and GDP per capita had positive moderating effects. The effects of promotion incentives were more significant in cities with less air pollution, in the central and western regions, for officials with higher education levels, or years after 2007. The promotion incentives could promote the development of green finance and green technology innovation, both of which were conducive to mitigating air pollution. Using the dynamic spatial Durbin model (DSDM), we found that the promotion incentives had negative spatial spillover effects. The promotion incentives in surrounding cities reduced air pollution in the local city; however, it had only short-run effects and no long-run effects.
Author Keywords Promotion incentives of officials; Air pollution; Green finance; Green technology innovation; Dynamic spatial durbin model
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:000813438300004
WoS Category Environmental Sciences
Research Area Environmental Sciences & Ecology
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