Does corruption matter for the environment? Panel evidence from China

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作者
Liao, Xianchun [1 ,2 ]
Dogan, Eyup [3 ]
Baek, Jungho [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Jinan, Business Sch, Jinan, Shandong, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Jinan, Inst Green Dev, Jinan, Shandong, Peoples R China
[3] Abdullah Gul Univ, Dept Econ, Kayseri, Turkey
[4] Univ Alaska Fairbanks, Dept Econ, Sch Management, Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA
关键词
China; corruption; environment; EKC; panel; SO2; KUZNETS CURVE; CO2; EMISSIONS; ECONOMIC-GROWTH; ENERGY-CONSUMPTION; POLICY FORMATION; COINTEGRATION; TESTS; CONSEQUENCES; POLLUTION;
D O I
10.5018/economics-ejournal.ja.2017-27
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This article examines the income-energy-SO2 emissions nexus by taking a corruption variable into account. To that end, the panel cointegration methods are applied to 29 Chinese provinces over 1999-2012. The authors 'empirical evidence shows that an increase in the number of anti-corruption cases tends to drive down SO2 emissions in China. It is also found that income growth appears to have a beneficial effect on decreasing SO2 emissions over the past two decades. Finally, energy consumption is found to increase SO2 emissions.
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