Air Pollution and Manufacturing Firm Productivity
Nationwide Estimates for China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9711900 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shihe Fu (0000-0003-3978-0000, Xiamen University), V Brian Viard (0000-0001-8571-8318, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, corresponding author), Peng Zhang (0000-0001-6953-800X, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shenzhen Finance Institute & Shenzhen Research Institute of Big Data, China) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 131 |
| Issue | 640 |
| Pages | 3241-3273 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ej/ueab033 |
| OpenAlex | W3159116975 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 61 |
| References cited | 75 |
We provide nationwide causal estimates of air pollution's effect on short-run productivity for China's manufacturing sector from 1998 to 2007. Using thermal inversions as an instrument, a 1 μg/m3 decrease in PM2.5 increases productivity by 0.82% (elasticity of −0.44). Increased hiring attenuates the elasticity to −0.17. Differential effects of a trade shock on coastal versus inner regions imply a pollution elasticity of output of 1.43. Simulating a dynamic general-equilibrium model yields an output elasticity of −0.28 with respect to PM2.5. An exogenous 1% decrease in PM2.5 nationwide increases gross domestic product by 0.039
Agricultural economics · Air pollution · China · Econometrics · Economics · Elasticity (physics · Geography · Gross domestic product · Macroeconomics · Productivity · Chemistry · Ecology · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth · Environmental Impact and Sustainability · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Materials Science · Pollution
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| Unique citing works | 61 |
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| Citations per year | 12,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 61 |