The Impact of Environmental Regulation Instruments on Environment Quality from the Perspective of Industrial Structure
ZENG Qian1,2, ZENG Xian-feng1, LIU Jin-ru1
1.Research Center of Resources, Environment and Industrial Economics, Xi’an International Studies University,Xi’an 710128, China; 2.School of Economics and Management, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, China;
Abstract In order to improve the quality of the environment, China usually uses three types of environmental regulation tools: the command control, the market incentive and public participation. This paper is an empirical test study of the panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2004 to 2016. The conclusions show that in different regions with different industrial structures, the effects of these three environmental regulation tools vary accordingly. The more advanced and optimized the industrial structure is, the better the effect of public participation tool on environment quality is. The more underdeveloped in industrial structure, the better the effect of command control tool on pollution control. Therefore, China should switch from the traditional mode of environment governance of “One Size Fits All” to a mode that is adjustable to local conditions. In regions with advanced industrial structure, more policies that encourage public participation should be introduced. But in regions with less advanced industrial structure, a reasonable increase in the command control policies will be beneficial in improving the environment.
CENG Qian,CENG Xian-Feng,LIU Jin-Ru. The Impact of Environmental Regulation Instruments on Environment Quality from the Perspective of Industrial Structure. Economic Survey, 2018, 35(6): 094.
2018, Vol. 35 
