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China’s War on Pollution: Evidence from the First Five Years

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  • Michael Greenstone
  • Guojun He
  • Shanjun Li
  • Eric Zou

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The decade from 2010 to 2019 marked a significant turning point in China’s history of environmental regulation and pollution. This article describes the recent trends in air and water quality, with a focus on the five years since China declared a “war on pollution” in 2014. It summarizes the emerging literature that has taken advantage of accompanying improvements in data availability and accuracy to document sharp improvements in environmental quality, especially local air pollution, and understand their social, economic, and health consequences.

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  • Michael Greenstone & Guojun He & Shanjun Li & Eric Zou, 2021. "China’s War on Pollution: Evidence from the First Five Years," NBER Working Papers 28467, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    • Handle: RePEc:nbr:nberwo:28467
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    JEL classification:

    • Q50 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - General
    • Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth

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