Manufacturing industrial structure and pollutant emission: An empirical study of China

• Published in: Journal of cleaner production Vol. 197; pp. 462 - 471
• Main Authors: Wang, Zheng, Jia, Haifeng, Xu, Te, Xu, Changqing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2018
• Subjects: China; concentration (economics); emissions; HHI; Industrial structure; Manufacturing; markets; Pareto distribution; Pollutant emission; pollutants; pollution; surveys; China; HHI; Industrial structure; Pareto distribution; Manufacturing; Pollutant emission; China

This paper describes the relationship between industrial structure and pollutant emissions in a rapidly developing manufacturing-dominated city in China. Using detailed firm survey data, we observed several characteristics in the relationship: Pareto distribution of output value and pollutant emissi...