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How could local government s policies improve air quality? -Empirical analysis to check local government s policies to deal with air pollution in Hangzhou, China

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  • Ye, C.
  • Zhuo, N.

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Air pollution is a very serious problem facing hznaghou of China. The local government in Hangzhou has implemented lottery system for license plate application, traffic ban in rush-hours and investment in subway system to decrease automobile exhaust. The main research objective of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of these policies on the air pollution. The data analyzed in this paper include four pollutants (PM2.5, PM10, NO2, SO2) daily concentration (unit: ?g/m ), which is provided by the Environmental Protection Bureau of Zhejiang province. We use both OLS regression and regression discontinuity analysis to check the effects of the three policies memtion above. From the regression results, we find that the "lottery license plate", "rush hour traffic quota" , and subway system expansion all policies improved air quality in Hangzhou. Acknowledgement : Chunhui Ye gratefully acknowledges China National Science Foundation (Project 71773113) as well as Zhejiang University for financial support.

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  • Ye, C. & Zhuo, N., 2018. "How could local government s policies improve air quality? -Empirical analysis to check local government s policies to deal with air pollution in Hangzhou, China," 2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia 277527, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:iaae18:277527
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.277527
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