The relevance of analyzing effects of environmental regulation on innovation cannot be
overemphasized. In this paper, we first develop a theoretical model to predict how command …

High pollution persists in many developing countries despite strict environmental rules. We
use a field experiment and a structural model to study how plant emission standards are …

Intermittent monitoring of environmental standards may induce strategic changes in polluting
activities. This paper documents local strategic responses to a cyclical, once-every-six-day …

The Chinese government set specific provincial reduction targets for sulfur dioxide (SO 2)
and chemical oxygen demand (COD) in the 11th Five-Year Plan. However, due to the …

Environmental issues are of fundamental importance, and a broad approach to
understanding the relationship of the human economy and the natural world is essential. In …

Conventional wisdom argues that environmental regulation can trigger both structural
adjustments and enhanced innovation. We test this conjecture by using a difference-in …

This paper examines the effect of stringent environmental regulations on firms'
environmental practices, economic performance, and environmental innovation. Reducing …

This paper uses a recently available firm-level dataset in China, constructs a new indicator
of environmental regulatory stringency, and tests the hypothetical impact and mechanisms …

Abstract The “National Comprehensive Demonstration City Selection of Energy Saving and
Emission Reduction Fiscal Policy”(“ESER” demonstration city selection) is an important …

The effective government mandatory energy-biased technological progress and its transition
to price-induced or R&D-induced technological progress is critical to achieving sustainable …