The Impacts of Environmental Regulation on Industrial Activities Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in Chinese Prefecture

Thisstudyexaminestheeffectsofenvironmentalregulationsonindustrialactivitiesbyleveragingaquasi-naturalexperimentinChineseprefectures.Theresearchutilizesauniquepolicyimplementationthatcreatedvariationinregulatorystringencyacrossregions,allowingforcausalinference.Byanalyzingcomprehensiveindustrialandenvironmentaldata,thepaperprovidesempiricalevidenceonhowstricterenvironmentalpoliciesinfluenceindustrialoutput,productivity,andfirmbehavior.Thefindingscontributetotheongoingdebateaboutbalancingeconomicgrowthwithenvironmentalprotection,offeringinsightsparticularlyrelevantfordevelopingeconomiesundergoingrapidindustrialization.Thequasi-experimentalapproachhelpsaddressendogeneityconcernscommoninenvironmentalregulationstudies,strengtheningthevalidityoftheresults.