In this paper, we study the income effects of a government-oriented agricultural policy, China's High-standard Farmland Construction Program (HSFCP), which focuses on improving infrastructure facilities and increasing the adoption of localized modern technologies. We exploit implementation of...

This paper examines the impacts of a nationwide, government-led e-commerce expansion project on household income. We find that the project has led to increases in rural household income. The positive impacts mainly come from the increase in wage incomes and agricultural operating incomes, and...

In this study, we examine the effect of bank deregulation on corporate environmental performance. We use a unique dataset that contains rich information on firms' toxic emissions and exploit bank branching deregulation in China. We find that compared with firms with lower exposure, firms more...