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Patronage and pollution

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  • Tang, Lianzhou
  • Xu, Wenli

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Patronage network has varying effects based on different promotional incentives. Our study explores these dynamics using China’s pollution emissions as a backdrop. We discover that integrating environmental protection into performance evaluations transforms patronage from increasing to reducing pollution. However, this positive shift in environmental impact occurs at the expense of economic growth. Our findings illuminate the significant effectiveness of China’s pollution control and demonstrate how formal institutions shape the results of informal systems.

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  • Tang, Lianzhou & Xu, Wenli, 2025. "Patronage and pollution," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 130(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jeeman:v:130:y:2025:i:c:s009506962400189x
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2024.103115
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    Keywords

    Patronage; Pollution; China;
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    JEL classification:

    • D73 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy
    • P16 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Capitalist Institutions; Welfare State
    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government

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