Has the anti-corruption campaign decreased air pollution in China?

Mengling Zhou; Bing Wang; Zhongfei Chen

doi:10.1016/j.eneco.2020.104878

journal article Sep 01, 2020

Has the anti-corruption campaign decreased air pollution in China?

Mengling Zhou Bing Wang

Zhongfei Chen

Energy Economics Vol. 91 pp. 104878 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Sep 01, 2020
Vol/Issue: 91
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Mengling Zhou

School of Optometry, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.; Jiangxi Research Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Nanchang, China.; Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Ophthalmology, Nanchang, China.; National clinical research center for ocular diseases Jiangxi Province division, Nanchang, China.; The Affiliated Eye Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.; Jiangxi Clinical Research Center for Ophthalmic Disease, Nanchang, China.

Ningbo University

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National Natural Science Foundation of China

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Mengling Zhou, Bing Wang, Zhongfei Chen (2020). Has the anti-corruption campaign decreased air pollution in China?. Energy Economics, 91, 104878. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2020.104878

Has the anti-corruption campaign decreased air pollution in China?

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