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Water pollution, government input, and pro-environmental behavior: An empirical study based on CGSS 2021

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  • Liu, Zhao-jing
  • Miao, Yang
  • Jiang, Liu

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Water pollution directly affects human survival and development, and both the government and the public have long been regarded as important actors in environmental governance. This paper uses data from the Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) and employs logit model to analyze public pro-environmental behavior in the context of water pollution. This study reveals that water pollution reduces the probability of such behavior. Environmental concern and environmental knowledge act as mediating variables in the impact of water pollution on public pro-environmental behavior. Local government input exerts a more significant influence on pro-environmental behavior than central government input. For both central and local governments, the impact of their input on pro-environmental behavior is moderated by environmental concern, and the mediating effect of environmental concern on central government input is more pronounced. Therefore, environmental governance should be strengthened from multiple aspects involving the government and the public.

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  • Liu, Zhao-jing & Miao, Yang & Jiang, Liu, 2026. "Water pollution, government input, and pro-environmental behavior: An empirical study based on CGSS 2021," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 91(C), pages 905-921.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecanpo:v:91:y:2026:i:c:p:905-921
    DOI: 10.1016/j.eap.2026.04.001
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