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Xue, Lan; Simonis, Udo E.; Dudek, Daniel J. - 2006

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Environmental pollution and policies in China's Township and Village Industrial Enterprises

Taketoshi, Kazuki - 2001

The purpose of this paper is to empirically analyze economic and policy factors affecting pollution by Township and Village Industrial Enterprises (TVIEs) in China and to discuss problems and directions in environmental policies for them. With the rapid growth of TVIEs since the early 1980s,...

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Policy instruments for creating markets for biodiversity: Certification and ecolabing

Nunes, Paulo A. L. D.; Riyanto, Yohanes E. - 2001

This paper provides an economic evaluation of certification and ecolabeling as an important policy instrument for creating markets for biodiversity. In the paper we conclude that the success of a policy instrument for creating markets for biodiversity depends on the nature crucial factors,...

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Apples and Dragon Fruits: The Determinants of Aid and Other Forms of State Financing from China to Africa

Dreher, Axel; Fuchs, Andreas; Parks, Bradley; Strange, … - 2016

Chinese “aid” is a lightning rod for criticism. Policymakers, journalists, and public intellectuals claim that Beijing is using its largesse to cement alliances with political leaders, secure access to natural resources, and create exclusive commercial opportunities for Chinese firms—all...

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The Environmental Aspect of "Making People Rich as the Top Priority" in China: a Marxian Perspective

Faber, Malte; Petersen, Thomas - 2012

Income inequality in China is severe; measured by the Gini-coefficient it amounted to 0.46 in 2011; wealth distribution is even worse with 0.61. These disparities led to a major shift in emphasis of politics in general and of the Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development by the...

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Dynamic activity analysis model based win-win development forecasting under the environmental regulation in China

Chen, Shiyi; Härdle, Wolfgang Karl - 2012

. The evidence reveals that the appropriate energy-saving and emission-abating regulation will result in both the …

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European Policies towards Palm Oil - Sorting Out some Facts

Pehnelt, Gernot; Vietze, Christoph - 2009

about and politics towards palm oil with special focus on the EU. Palm oil is a low-energy and low-fertilizer crop that … much higher than in most monocultures in the EU. Palm oil is an important driver of economic development and growth in … tropical countries and contributes to the reduction of poverty and hunger in the developing world. The EU Renewable Energy …

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Air Pollution Quotas and the Dynamics of Internal Skilled Migration in Chinese Cities

Yu, Bo; Lee, Wang-Sheng; Rafiq, Shuddhasattwa - 2020

This paper examines the role of a sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions quota introduced as part of China's 11th Five-Year Plan on internal movements of high-skilled labour across Chinese prefecture cities. Using data on migration flows calculated through changes in Hukou status, this study suggests...

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Environmental Policy and Gender Health Gap

Guo, Liwen; Cheng, Zhiming; Tani, Massimiliano; Cook, Sarah - 2023

Utilizing a nationally representative panel data of middle-aged and elder individuals from China, we assess the health impact of environmental policies, with special attention paid to gender disparities within their effects. This study utilizes thermal inversions to address the endogeneity of...

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Long-term effects of environmental policies on educational performance: Evidence from China

Khelifa, Siwar; He, Jie - 2023

This paper examines the overall long-term effects of the Two Control Zones policy, implemented by the Chinese government to reduce air pollution, on children's human capital development. Estimates show that exposure to this policy, during the year of birth, is associated, 15 years later, with an...

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