Polluting Firms' Location and Survival

Xu Zhiwei, Yin Xiaoyun, Wang Xiaochen

The Journal of World Economy ›› 2020, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (7) : 122-145.

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The Journal of World Economy ›› 2020, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (7) : 122-145.

Polluting Firms' Location and Survival

  • Xu Zhiwei, Yin Xiaoyun, Wang Xiaochen
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This paper examines the relationship between the location and survival of the polluting firms' within the centre-periphery spatial structure, as well as explaining the underlying economic motivation. The paper notes that the increasing intensity of environmental regulation in central cities has been worsening polluting firms' survival. However, under the market potential offsetting effect, the relationship between spatial location and survival status is non-monotone. As the spatial distance to central cities grows, the survival curve shows an inverted U-shaped distribution. Meanwhile, improved production efficiency helps reduce the polluting firms' survival risk, causing the inverted U-shaped curve's inflection point to shift towards central cities. The research in this paper contributes significantly to a better understanding of the polluting firms' spatial distribution evolution law and to specifically coordinating environmental regulation policies between central and peripheral cities.

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spatial location / survival status / production efficiency / centre-periphery spatial structure

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