Faced with serious environmental degradation, China under Xi Jinping has pursued a massive and sustained campaign against pollution, especially air pollution, since 2013. Making use of the spatial variations induced by China's winter heating policy, we find that, confronted with more severe air...

In this paper, we attempt to answer two questions. What role does a mayor's promotion incentive play in China's regional economic growth? How do mayors behave when faced with promotion pressure? In doing so, we argue that significant GDP manipulation could partially reduce the explanatory power...