This study explores how energy tax influences energy R&D investments, which further affect economic welfare, carbon emissions, and climate change under various emission abatement policies. Energy tax, as a market-based instrument, aims to adjust the energy R&D investments to the optimal level....

We examine the employment responses to import competition from China and to global export expansion from the United States, both of which have been expanding strongly during the past decades. We find that although Chinese imports reduce jobs, at both the industry level and the local commuting...

We examine the employment responses to import competition from China and to global export expansion from the United States, both of which have been expanding strongly during the past decades. We find that although Chinese imports reduce jobs, at both the industry level and the local commuting...

Industrial emissions are the main source of atmospheric pollutants in China. Accurate and reasonable prediction of the emission of atmospheric pollutants from a single enterprise can determine the exact source of atmospheric pollutants and precisely control atmospheric pollution. Based on...

The lack of evidence for the positive spillover effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) in developing countries is puzzling. In this study, we address this concern by examining the local spillovers of FDI, observing that the spillovers are often constrained at the regional level....