主題｜Topic：Does Vertical Environmental Governance Reduce Water Pollution at Borders? Evidence From a Pilot Experiment in Shaanxi, China
時間｜Time：9月22日（周五）15: 00-16: 00
地點｜Venue：文澴樓 539教室｜Class Room 539，WENHUAN
主講｜Speaker
郭煥修，法國國家科學研究院國際發展研究中心（CNRS-CERDI）經濟學博士，南京審計大學潤澤學者，副教授，“一帶一路”國家審計研究院執行院長，綠色經濟與金融研究中心主任，中研綠色金融研究院（南京）特聘行業專家。主要研究領域為綠色經濟與金融與全球可持續發展治理。近年來參與國家重點研發計劃，主持國家自然科學基金面上項目以及多項江蘇省“雙碳”園區規劃項目。在 Journal of Public Economics、Transportation Research Part A、Journal of Comparative Economics、Regional Studies、China Economic Review 等國際高水平經濟學期刊發表論文。獲得第二屆全國青年能源環境政策與管理學術會議優秀論文一等獎、江蘇省哲學社會科學界第十五屆學術大會優秀論文一等獎和江蘇省第十六屆哲學社會科學優秀成果獎三等獎等獎項。
摘要｜Abstract
The debate between environmental centralization and decentralization is centered on trans-boundary pollution, which raises the question of reforming the hierarchy of multi-level environmental governance. To inspire institutional reforms, this pa- per examines a pilot experiment of Vertical Environmental Governance in Shaanxi, China. We use a spatial regression discontinuity design to assess the impact of this reform and test the competing mechanisms, then calculate the associated economic costs and benefits. We found that the VEG reduced firm water pollution emissions by 60% and water pollution intensity by 49% at the provincial border, but not the county borders. It suggests that the VEG led to more profound changes in pollution costs and enforcement behaviors than a uniform policy. Although the reform was implemented through a rigid command and control approach at great economic costs, our calculations show that the health benefits from reducing water pollution still outweigh the substantial economic costs.
