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Poverty alleviation, environmental protection, and healthcare are the three biggest challenges for the Sustainable Development Goals. However, they are also inter-linked. Therefore, it is imperative to achieve these goals in a compatible manner at the national level. Given the growing consumption caused by poverty alleviation in China, this paper investigates potential impacts of poverty alleviation on the environment and health based on an input–output approach, air quality estimation model, and health loss assessment. Due to data limitations, the base year was set as 2012. Nevertheless, the scientific value of the paper is that it offers an important supplement for a preliminary estimation on a macro level. We find that poverty alleviation could be a substantial threat to the environment and health from a consumption-based perspective, and this trade-off can be explained by the uneven pollution footprints per capita among different income groups. From a policy perspective, the government should promote green production, green lifestyles, and healthcare when reducing poverty.
Su-Mei Chen; Jia-Jia Ou; Ling-Yun He. The Environmental and Health Impacts of Poverty Alleviation in China: From a Consumption-Based Perspective. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1784 .
AMA StyleSu-Mei Chen, Jia-Jia Ou, Ling-Yun He. The Environmental and Health Impacts of Poverty Alleviation in China: From a Consumption-Based Perspective. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (4):1784.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSu-Mei Chen; Jia-Jia Ou; Ling-Yun He. 2021. "The Environmental and Health Impacts of Poverty Alleviation in China: From a Consumption-Based Perspective." Sustainability 13, no. 4: 1784.
The long‐standing severe power shortage in China has provoked much debate on whether China should further promote market‐oriented electricity reform. The present paper addresses this issue by analyzing the impacts of deregulation of the electricity generation sector and retailing activities on other sectors, the macroeconomy and electricity users. A counterfactual scenario analysis is used based on a simplified computable general equilibrium framework. We find that deregulation can significantly improve the efficiency of electricity production, increase employment and enhance household welfare. These nontrivial findings can help to resolve many controversies about governmental intervention during China's economic transition. Our findings have two implications relating to policy feasibility and applicability; that is, competition in the electricity retail market should be phased in, and the necessary arrangements for unemployment in incumbent firms should be considered.
Sumei Chen; Ling-Yun He. Deregulation or Governmental Intervention? A Counterfactual Perspective on China's Electricity Market Reform. China & World Economy 2013, 21, 101 -120.
AMA StyleSumei Chen, Ling-Yun He. Deregulation or Governmental Intervention? A Counterfactual Perspective on China's Electricity Market Reform. China & World Economy. 2013; 21 (4):101-120.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSumei Chen; Ling-Yun He. 2013. "Deregulation or Governmental Intervention? A Counterfactual Perspective on China's Electricity Market Reform." China & World Economy 21, no. 4: 101-120.