Air pollution control policies in China: a retrospective and prospects

Y **, H Andersson, S Zhang - International journal of environmental …, 2016 - mdpi.com
With China's significant role on pollution emissions and related health damage, deep and up-
to-date understanding of China's air pollution policies is of worldwide relevance. Based on …

Air pollution and control action in Bei**g

H Zhang, S Wang, J Hao, X Wang, S Wang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2016 - Elsevier
Bei**g, the capital of China, has experienced rapid industrialization, urbanization and
motorization in recent decades. Consequently, air pollution in Bei**g, especially fine …

The short-term impacts of COVID-19 lockdown on urban air pollution in China

G He, Y Pan, T Tanaka - Nature sustainability, 2020 - nature.com
To prevent the escalation of COVID-19 transmission, China locked down one-third of its
cities, which strictly curtailed personal mobility and economic activities. Using …

The view from above: Applications of satellite data in economics

D Donaldson, A Storeygard - Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2016 - aeaweb.org
The past decade or so has seen a dramatic change in the way that economists can learn by
watching our planet from above. A revolution has taken place in remote sensing and allied …

Evidence on the impact of sustained exposure to air pollution on life expectancy from China's Huai River policy

Y Chen, A Ebenstein… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
This paper's findings suggest that an arbitrary Chinese policy that greatly increases total
suspended particulates (TSPs) air pollution is causing the 500 million residents of Northern …

Externalities from restrictions: examining the short-run effects of urban core-focused driving restriction policies on air quality

Z Qin, Y Liang, C Yang, Q Fu, Y Chao, Z Liu… - … Research Part D …, 2023 - Elsevier
To combat urban challenges such as air pollution stemming from excessive vehicle use,
policy makers have adopted various driving restriction policies (DRPs) worldwide. Although …

Have traffic restrictions improved air quality? A shock from COVID-19

Z Chen, X Hao, X Zhang, F Chen - Journal of cleaner production, 2021 - Elsevier
With the outbreak of COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease, 2019), China adopted traffic
restrictions to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Using daily data before and after the outbreak …

Could campaign-style enforcement improve environmental performance? Evidence from China's central environmental protection inspection

K Jia, S Chen - Journal of environmental management, 2019 - Elsevier
It's critical for environmental governance to understand the effectiveness of various policy
interventions as well as their working mechanisms. This paper focuses on the campaign …

Air pollution and manufacturing firm productivity: Nationwide estimates for China

S Fu, VB Viard, P Zhang - The Economic Journal, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We provide nationwide causal estimates of air pollution's effect on short-run productivity for
China's manufacturing sector from 1998 to 2007. Using thermal inversions as an instrument …

The impact of green finance on urban haze pollution in China: a technological innovation perspective

Y Zeng, F Wang, J Wu - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Green finance integrates the concept of environmental governance into the financial
industry, which is conducive to sustainable development. Applying the mediating effect …