http://www.efdinitiative.org The Environmental Economics Program in China (EEPC) has three main tasks: building capacity of rigorous economic analysis into environmental policy in China, policy outreach, and graduate education that emphasizes systematic training in modern environmental economics. daily 1 2007-10-02T15:00:42Z http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/has-the-centralized-environmental-governance-regime-worked-in-china Scholars have suggested that in China centralized environmental policymaking may be decoupled from idiosyncratic local implementation, and thus have questioned the outcomes. This paper fills a gap in the literature on China’s environmental governance by assessing the effects of the centralized regime on outcomes and diagnosing institutional deficiencies along the following three dimensions: structure, penetration to multiple actors in society, and persistence in efforts taken. No publisher vivian Wanxin Li, Jintao Xu, Hui He (2010). Has The Centralized Environmental Governance Regime Worked in China? Working paper, Environmental Economics Program in China. Regulation Pollution 2010-08-10T13:40:18Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/plonearticle.2010-04-21.9606201098 This paper examines the concern for relative standing among rural households in China. We used a survey-experimental method to measure to what extent poor Chinese farmers care about their relative income and found that the respondents cared to a high degree No publisher karinbackteman Carlsson, F. and P. Qin (2010) It is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix: a study of concern for relative standing in rural China, Journal of Socio-Economics 39, 180-186. Experimental studies Subjective wellbeing Valuation Equity and distributional analysis Social preferences 2010-06-22T11:38:11Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/industrial-and-aggregate-measures-of-productivity-growth-in-china We estimate productivity growth for 33 industries covering the entire Chinese economy using a time series of input-output tables covering 1982-2000. No publisher vivian J. Cao, M. Ho, D. Jorgenson. R. Ren, L. Sun, X. Yue (2009), "Industrial and Aggregate Measures of Productivity Growth in China", Review of Income and Wealth, 55(1), 485-513. Industry 2010-02-25T10:27:44Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/the-local-and-global-benefits-of-green-tax-policies-in-china This article describes a multidisciplinary study of market-based policies for controlling air pollution in China. While previous studies have examined the costs and benefits of pollution control separately, this approach determines them together using an economy–environment model for China. No publisher vivian J. Cao, M. Ho, and D. Jorgenson (2009), "The Local and Global Benefits of Green Tax Policies in China", Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 3(2), 189-208. Climate policy Cost-Benefit Analysis Health impact Pollution 2010-02-25T09:54:38Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/chinas-11th-five-year-plan-and-the-environment-reducing-so2-emissions China's rapid economic growth has been accompanied by a high level of environmental degradation. One of the major sources of health and ecosystem damages is sulfur dioxide (SO2). Reducing SO2 emissions is a priority of China's environmental authorities, and the 11th Five-Year Plan (2006–2010) includes the target of reducing total SO2 emissions by 10 percent from the 2005 level. No publisher vivian J. Cao, R. Garbaccio, and M. Ho (2009), "China's 11th Five-Year Plan and the Environment: Reducing SO2 Emissions", Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 3(2), 231-250. Ecosystems Climate policy Cost-Benefit Analysis Policy instruments 2010-02-25T09:48:41Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/land-reforms-in-asia-and-africa-impacts-on-poverty-and-natural-resource-management A new EfD/RFF Book titled "Land Reforms in Asia and Africa - Impacts on Poverty and Natural Resource Management" is planned for 2012. Editors are Professors Stein Holden and Keijiro Otsuka. No publisher karinbackteman Deforestation Forest management Poverty Tenure Land degradation Agricultural productivity 2010-03-23T14:00:07Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/clean-air-in-urban-china-the-case-of-inter-agency-coordination-in-chongqing2019s-blue-sky-program Air pollution in urban China is increasingly attributed to dispersed sources such as motor vehicles and construction sites, over which environmental protection bureaus (EPBs) share jurisdiction with other government line agencies. No publisher vivian Wanxin Li & Hon S. Chan (2009), "Clean Air in Urban China: The Case of Inter-agency Coordination in Chongqing’s Blue Sky Program", Public Administration and Development 29, 55–67 Pollution 2010-01-23T17:00:10Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/small-but-effective-moves-towards-a-greener-china-2 Ten years ago, there was hardly any environmental enforcement by civil society or by the markets in China. In 1999–2000, the World Bank collaborated on a pilot programme with the Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning, Nanjing University, the Zhenjiang Environmental Protection Bureau in Jiangsu Province and the Hohhot Academy of Environmental Sciences in Inner Mongolia. No publisher vivian Wanxin Li (2009), "Small but Effective Moves towards A Greener China", Nature Vol. 460, No. 7256, 683-684 Enforcement Valuation Field experiments Pollution 2010-01-23T16:53:25Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/effective-pollution-control-policy-for-china China began enforcing a system of pollution levies in 1982. However, senior environmental officials expressed doubt that this system was improving the environment and, in 1996, they began to place greater reliance on mill closure as the penalty for poor environmental performance. Since then, managers have found means of subverting many of the intended mill closures, and this causes us to return to the question of the abatement efficiency and effectiveness of the levies. No publisher vivian Xu,Jintao, William F. Hyde and Yongjie Ji, 2010. "Effective pollution control policy for China", Journal of Productivity Analysis, Vol.33(1):47-66. Industry Pollution 2010-05-14T12:42:15Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/conservation-payments-liquidity-constraints-and-off-farm-labor-impact-of-the-grain-for-green-program-on-rural-households-in-china This study evaluates the labor response of rural households participating in the Grain-for-Green program in China, the largest payments for ecosystem services program in the developing world. No publisher vivian Uchida, Emi, Scott Rozelle and Jintao Xu, 2009, “Conservation Payments, Liquidity Constraints and Off-Farm Labor: Impact of the Grain for Green Program on Rural Households in China”, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 91(1) (February 2009): 70–86 Valuation Sloping Land Conversion Program Payment for ecosystem services 2010-01-21T12:14:47Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/evaluating-an-analytic-deliberative-method-for-ranking-environmental-risks In previous research, a systematic analytic-deliberative process for public participation in risk ranking was introduced and successfully tested with participants from the United States using heath, safety, and environmental risks. No publisher vivian J. Xu. H. K. Florig and M. DeKay Risk aversion Regulation Risk preferences factor analysis 2010-01-15T14:19:32Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/identifying-sets-of-key-nodes-in-dynamic-water-distribution-networks The design of a sensor-placement scheme capable of detecting all possible contamination events for a water distribution system before consumers are put at risk is essentially impossible given current technologies and budgets. No publisher vivian J. Xu, P. Fischbeck, M. Small, J. VanBriesen, and E. Casman (2008), "Identifying sets of key nodes in dynamic water distribution networks", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 134 (4), 378-385 Water management Bioeconomic modelling Policy instruments Pollution 2010-01-15T14:13:48Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/decision-making-under-information-constraints The purposes of placing sensors in water distribution systems vary from complying with water quality regulations, monitoring accidental contamination events, and detecting intentional contamination events. No publisher vivian J. Xu, J. VanBriesen, M. Small, and P. Fischbeck (2009), "Decision making under information constraints", Proceedings of World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2009. v342, p 414-422 Water management Bioeconomic modelling Valuation Pollution 2010-01-15T14:04:29Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/robust-placement-of-sensors-in-dynamic-water-distribution-systems Designing a robust sensor network to detect accidental contaminants in water distribution systems is a challenge given the uncertain nature of the contamination events (what, how much, when, where and for how long) and the dynamic nature of water distribution systems (driven by the random consumption of consumers). No publisher vivian J. Xu, M. Johnson, P. Fischbeck, M. Small, and J. VanBriesen (2010),"Robust placement of sensors in dynamic water distribution systems", European Journal of Operational Research, 202, 707-716 Water management Bioeconomic modelling Policy instruments Macro models Pollution 2010-01-15T13:59:45Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/integrating-location-models-with-bayesian-analysis-to-inform-decision-making This paper is about locating sensors in water distribution networks and making inferences on the presence of contamination events based on sensor signals. No publisher vivian J. Xu, M. Small, P. Fischbeck, and J. VanBriesen (2010), "Integrating location models with Bayesian Analysis to inform decision making", Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 136(2) (Forthcoming) Bioeconomic modelling Pollution Country environmental analysis Climate policy 2010-01-15T13:48:11Z Article