, environmental regulation, productivity, and consumer preferences have contributed to these reductions in pollution emissions. We … estimate the model’s key parameters using administrative data on plant-level production and pollution decisions. We then … pollution changes. Finally, we compare the model-driven decomposition to a statistical decomposition. The model and data suggest …

Environmental Engel curves (EECs) plot the relationship between households’ incomes and the pollution embodied in the … are indirectly responsible for more pollution. Second, EECs are convex, with income elasticities of less than one. Third … pollution. We show that even without changes to production techniques, the pollution necessary to produce the goods and services …

Yunnan, China on social capital and firewood collection on communal lands. We find that bonding social capital decreases the …

reported as compliant with pollution standards. Third, treatment plants, in turn, reduced their pollution emissions. The …