Employment Impacts of Environmental Policy Instruments
Administrative Versus Market Regulation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22006240 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wei Cui (0000-0002-3356-5054, Nanjing Institute of Technology, corresponding author), Wenqi Cui (0000-0002-6857-3417, Nanjing Institute of Technology, corresponding author), Anwei Wan (0000-0003-0461-9946, Hohai University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | SAGE Open (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/21582440251414398 |
| OpenAlex | W7127321638 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 40 |
The objective of this study is to compare the employment impacts of administrative control-type environmental policies versus market regulation-type environmental policies. This paper employs a production cost function to analyze the theoretical mechanisms through which these two types of environmental regulations affect employment. Using data from Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share listed companies from 2006 to 2022, the nonparametric event study method and the parametric event study method are applied to validate the findings of the theoretical mechanism analysis. Both theoretical mechanisms and empirical findings indicate that administrative control-type environmental policies reduce employment levels by decreasing output, whereas market regulation-type environmental policies enhance employment levels by increasing the input of clean production factors. Therefore, when implementing environmental regulatory policies, it is essential not only to consider the urgency of carbon emission reduction but also to fully account for employment concerns, selecting policy combinations that minimize unemployment risks to the greatest extent possible
Empirical research · Environmental policy · Environmental regulation · Event study · Nonparametric statistics · Unemployment · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth · Environmental Sustainability in Business · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |