Li, Taipeng; Trimachi, Lorenzo; Xie, Rui; Yang, Guohao - 2023
We analyze the impact of a rise in protectionism on environmental regulation. Using the 2018 US-China trade war as a …, recently appointed, and more connected local politicians are more likely to ease environmental regulation. This policy reaction … benefits politicians: prefectures with the most considerable easing in environmental regulation manage to curb the negative …