Does outward foreign direct investment improve environmental quality in home country?——Evidence from Chinese firms’ water pollution emissions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6045443 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Suhua Tian (Institute of World Economy and Information), Qin Xiong (0009-0007-3096-9436, Nanjing Tech University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 72-83 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | China Economic Quarterly International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2666-9331 • E-ISSN: 2666-9331 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ceqi.2024.12.003 |
| OpenAlex | W4405733760 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 19 |
This paper empirically examine the causal effect and mechanisms of China's outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) on pollution emissions. Employing the difference-in-differences (DID) alongside various heterogeneity robust estimation methods based on a series of firm-level data, our findings indicate that OFDI significantly reduces firms' chemical oxygen demand (COD) emissions. Moreover, it increases total output while reducing COD emission intensity. The mechanism analysis suggests that firms primarily attain emission reductions through reverse technology spillovers stemming from OFDI in host countries with more stringent environmental regulations. Additionally, such reductions are facilitated by improvements along both the intensive and extensive margins of exports
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |