Does corruption matter for the environment? : panel evidence from China

Xianchun Liao, Eyup Dogan, and Jungho Baek

This article examines the income-energy-SO2 emissions nexus by taking a corruption variable into account. To that end, the panel cointegration methods are applied to 29 Chinese provinces over 1999–2012. The authors´ empirical evidence shows that an increase in the number of anti-corruption cases tends to drive down SO2 emissions in China. It is also found that income growth appears to have a beneficial effect on decreasing SO2 emissions over the past two decades. Finally, energy consumption is found to increase SO2 emissions.

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Year of publication:	October 02, 2017
Authors:	Liao, Xianchun ; Doğan, Eyüp ; Baek, Jungho
Publisher:	[Kiel] : [Kiel Inst. for the World Economy]
Subject:	China \| corruption \| environment \| EKC \| panel \| SO2 \| Korruption \| Corruption \| Panel \| Panel study \| Umweltbelastung \| Pollution