Collectivist culture, environmental regulation and pollution emissions: evidence from China
Li Zhang,
Miao Zhang,
Jie Jia
et al.
Abstract:Collectivist culture serves as a significant cultural foundation in China. It could, to some extent, shape public attitudes toward the environment and thus influence the implementation of related policies. To examine this hypothesis, this study constructs the collectivist culture intensity index for 25 Chinese provinces spanning from 2010 to 2020. Through a fixed-effect model, we explore how the collectivist culture intensity affects pollution emissions in China. The empirical results indicate the significance… Show more
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