Speaker: Associate Professor Chen Xiaoping (The HITSZ School of Economic and Managment, Harbin Institute of Technology. Shenzhen)

Host:Assistant Professor Hou Shangdi (China Institute of Economic, Liaoning University)

Guest introduction: Professor Ma Xiangjun (China Institute of Economic, Liaoning University)

Time: June 14, 2024 (Friday) 14:00-15:30 (Beijing time)

Location: Conference Room, 1st Floor, Wuzhou Park, Chongshan Campus, Liaoning University

Online Venue: Tencent Meeting:204-787-735

Language: Chinese/English

Abstract: This paper investigates the effect of export liberalization on water pollution emission. With data on Chinese firm-level water pollution emission around China's accession to the World Trade Organization, we identify a negative causal effect of export liberalization on firm-level water-pollution intensity using the exogenous shock to trade policy uncertainty. Further analyses reveal a “pollution heaven” effect that increases water-pollution intensity for exporting firms and an “enforcement effect” that decreases water-pollution intensity for all firms in the liberalized industry.

Introduction to the speaker:

Chen Xiaoping is an associate professor at the HITSZ School of Economic and Managment, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen). He graduated from Tsinghua University with a bachelor's degree. After graduating from Boston College in the United States with a doctorate in 2013, he taught in the Economics Department of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. At the end of 2020, he joined the School of Economics and Management of Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen). His main research areas are international trade, foreign direct investment and Chinese economy. His research results have been published in a number of high-level academic journals, including Journal of Development Economics, Review of International Economics, World Economy, China Economic Review, Economics & Politics, etc.