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/on-social-sanctions-and-beliefs-a-pollution-norm-example A prevailing view in the literature is that social sanctions can support, in equilibrium, high levels of obedience to a costly norm. The reason is that social disapproval and stigmatization faced by the disobedient are highest when disobedience is the exception rather than the rule in society. No publisher tsehay Garcia, Jorge H. and Jiegen Wei, 2013, "On Social Sanctions and Beliefs: A Pollution Norm Example", Environment for Development Discussion Paper Series January 2013. EfD DP 13-04. Social preferences 2013-02-12T20:22:52Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/an-auction-scheme-for-land-use-change-in-sichuan-province-china This paper presents the application of an auction scheme for the allocation of funds for environmentally improving land use change (LUC) amongst farm households in Sichuan Province, China. No publisher vivian Xuehong Wang, Jeff Bennett, Jintao Xu & Haipeng Zhang (2012): An auction scheme for land use change in Sichuan Province, China, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Vol.55, No.10, December 2012, pp.1269-1288. Policy instruments 2013-01-13T17:24:23Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/copy_of_a-fair-share-burden-sharing-preferences-in-the-united-states-and-china Using a sequential discrete choice experiment, we investigate preferences for distributing the economic burden of reducing CO 2 emissions in the two largest CO 2-emitting countries: the United States and China. We asked respondents about their preferences for four burden-sharing rules to reduce CO 2 emissions according to their country's relative (1) historical emissions, (2) income level, (3) emissions per capita, and (4) current emissions. No publisher www.efdinitiative.org Carlsson Fredrik, M.Kataria, A.Krupnick, E.Lampi, A.Löfgren,P.Qin,and T.Sterner.2012."A fair share: Burden-sharing preferences in the United States and China." Resource and Energy Economics 35(1):1-17. Climate Change Commons: Fairness in policy making 2012-12-18T15:17:26Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/automobile-usage-and-urban-rail-transit-expansion Using individual travel diary data collected before and after the rail transit coverage expansion in urban Beijing, this paper estimates the impact of rail accessibility improvement on the usage of rail transit, automobiles, buses, walking, and bicycling, measured as percent distance traveled by each mode in an individual trip. No publisher tsehay Xie, Lunyu, 2012, "Automobile Usage and Urban Rail Transit Expansion", Environment for Development Discussion Paper Series December 2012. EfD DP 12-17 Urban environment Public goods Transport 2012-12-11T01:16:57Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/household-decision-making-in-rural-china-using-experiments-to-estimate-the-influences-of-spouses-1 Many economic decisions are made jointly within households. Running an experiment on intertemporal choice, we investigate the relative influence of spouses on joint household decisions. We let each spouse first decide individually and then jointly with the other spouse. No publisher elizabeth Carlsson Fredrik, He H., Martinsson P., Qin P., Sutter M. 2012. "Household decision making in rural China: Using experiments to estimate the influence of spouses." Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 84: 525-536. Field experiments Time preferences 2012-12-13T15:32:25Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/making-the-case-for-environmental-education-in-china We examine the effects of schools and parents, the two of the most important sources of influence, on views of human-nature relationship of 6th grade primary school children in China. No publisher vivian Li, Wanxin and Graeme Lang, 2012. Making the Case for Environmental Education in China, Working Paper, Department of Public and Social Administration, City University of Hong Kong, and Tsinghua University. Environmentaal worldviews; environmental education, new environmental paradigm, equity, China 2012-07-26T04:17:28Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/environmental-information-transparency-and-implications-for-green-growth-in-china Environmental information transparency performs social and learning functions indispensable for green growth. Still facing the challenges of a lack of local commitment and less than optimal institutional capacity, there is no doubt that China has made substantial progress on granting and enforcing public right to environmental information. No publisher vivian Li, Wanxin and Duoduo Li, 2012. Environmental information transparency and implications for green growth in China. Public Admin. Dev. 32, 324-334 (2012). Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI: 10.1002/pad.1626 Growth 2012-06-19T09:56:19Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/the-willingness-to-pay-for-mortality-risk-reductions-in-mongolia This paper reports results from a stated preference survey designed to estimate the willingness to pay for mortality risk reductions in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. No publisher vivian Hoffmann, S., Qin, P., Krupnick, A., Badrakh, B., Batbaatar, S., Altangerel, E., and L. Sereeter, 2012. The Willingness to Pay for Mortality Risk Reductions in Mongolia, Resource and Energy Economics 34 (2012) 493-513. Public health Valuation Mortality risk Pollution 2012-06-14T05:49:43Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/projection-of-timber-supply-and-demand-trends-in-china-based-on-an-econometric-model This study provides an overview and analysis of China’s timber market trends over the last two decades, along with projections to the year 2020. No publisher vivian He, Hui, and Xu, Jintao (2012), Projection of Timber Supply and Demand Trends in China Based on an Econometric Model, Forest Products Journal V61 N7:543-551. Trade 2012-05-15T03:00:27Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/advocating-environmental-interests-in-china This article analyzes two cases of environmental advocacy initiatives in China: institutionalizing environmental information transparency and sanctioning environmental violations. No publisher vivian Li, Wanxin, 2012. Advocating Environmental Interests in China, Discussion Paper, Department of Public and Social Administration, City University of Hong Kong; Tsinghua Graduate School in Shenzhen. Public participation; environmental activism; China 2012-04-18T00:37:03Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/valuing-the-health-risks-of-particulate-air-pollution-in-the-pearl-river-delta-china The Pearl River Delta (PRD) in Southern China is a region where the manufacturing industry is rapidly developing, accounting for about 10% of the gross domestic product (GDP) with 4% of China’s population. No publisher vivian Huang, Desheng, Jianhua Xu, and Shiqiu Zhang (2012). Valuing the health risks of particulate air pollution in the Pearl River Delta, China, Environmental Science & Policy, 15(1), 38-47. Valuation Health impact Pollution 2012-03-11T07:42:23Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/spatial-variation-of-emissions-impacts-due-to-renewable-energy-siting-decisions-in-the-western-u-s-under-high-renewable-penetration-scenarios One of the policy goals motivating programs to increase renewable energy investment is that renewable electric generation will help reduce emissions of CO2 as well as emissions of conventional pollutants (e.g., SO2 and NOx). No publisher vivian Blumsack, S. and Jianhua Xu (2011). Spatial variation of emissions impacts due to renewable energy siting decisions in the Western U.S. under high-renewable penetration scenarios, Energy Policy, 39(11),6962-6971. Climate Change renewable energy 2012-03-11T07:37:41Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/evaluating-an-analytic-deliberative-risk-ranking-process-in-a-chinese-context In previous research, a deliberative process for integrating stakeholder perspectives in the ranking of risks was introduced and empirically tested with lay groups composed predominantly of Americans. In this paper, we explore the viability of this process with lay groups of Chinese, because previous research has shown that Americans and Chinese differ substantially along many dimensions of cognition and social organization relevant to decision-making. No publisher vivian Xu, Jianhua, H. K. Florig and M. DeKay (2011). Evaluating an analytic-deliberative risk-ranking process in a Chinese context, Journal of Risk Research, 14(7),899-918. Public participation; environmental activism; China Risk preferences 2012-03-11T07:32:04Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/the-fossil-endgame-strategic-oil-price-discrimination-and-carbon-taxation This paper analyzes how fossil fuel-producing countries can counteract climate policy. We analyze the exhaustion of oil resources and the subsequent transition to a backstop technology as a strategic game between the consumers and producers of oil, which we refer to simply as ‘OECD’ and ‘OPEC’, respectively. No publisher karinbackteman Wei, J., D Johansson, M Hennlock and T Sterner, (2012) “The Fossil Endgame: Strategic Oil Price Discrimination and Carbon Taxation”, Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy, Vol 1, Issue 1 (2012) pp. 48-69. Subsidies Taxation Fossil fuel 2013-01-12T18:30:41Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/getting-their-voices-heard-three-cases-of-public-participation-in-environmental-protection-in-china By comparing three cases of environmental activism in China, our paper answers the following three questions about public participation in environment protection in China: (1) what are the drivers for public participation, (2) who are the agents leading the participation, and (3) do existing laws facilitate public participation? No publisher vivian Wanxin Li, Jieyan Liu, and Duoduo Li. 2012. Getting their voices heard: Three cases of organizing for environmental protection. Journal of Environmental Management (doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.12.019). Public participation; environmental activism; China 2012-02-01T09:34:15Z Article