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Policy Choices For Air Pollution Abatement In Beijing: Status Quo Or Change

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  • SHAOJIE ZHOU

    (School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, China)

  • XIAOHUA YU

    (College of Economics and Management, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China3Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, University of Goettingen, Wilhelm-Weber-Str. 2, Goettingen 37073, Germany)

  • DIETER KOEMLE

    (Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, University of Goettingen, Wilhelm-Weber-Str. 2, Goettingen 37073, Germany)

Abstract

In order to control air pollution in Beijing, China has introduced a number of policy measures. However, the policy costs have never been well evaluated from the perspective of the residents. We conducted a survey of 633 Beijing residents with a choice experimental setting, and evaluate the current air pollution control policies. The main findings include: (1) Restriction of private vehicle driving does increase utility of residents; (2) Replacing coal-dominated heating system with natural gas has a better effect on air pollution control than replacement with electricity; (3) Beijing residents demand more radical policies to control air pollution and, according to our estimation, are willing to pay 5.1% of their income for more such policy measures; (4) The capital city function of Beijing yields many economic and political advantages for the residents, and the economic benefit is equal to 8.3% of their income.

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  • Shaojie Zhou & Xiaohua Yu & Dieter Koemle, 2020. "Policy Choices For Air Pollution Abatement In Beijing: Status Quo Or Change," The Singapore Economic Review (SER), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 65(03), pages 715-736, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:serxxx:v:65:y:2020:i:03:n:s0217590817410028
    DOI: 10.1142/S0217590817410028
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    1. Zeng, Qiyan & He, Zhipeng & Zeng, Yinchu, 2023. "Public procurement, consumers' preference and poverty alleviation through consumption," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 87(PA).

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