Energy exploitation and economic growth in Western China: An empirical analysis based on the resource curse hypothesis

Shao, Shuai; Zhong-ying, QI

doi:10.1007/s11459-009-0008-1

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“…Nevertheless, research in China's context lags behind since most studies are still carried out primarily from the economic perspective. For example, by utilizing cross-provincial data, some studies find that the resource curse does exist in China (Hu and Xiao 2007;Shao and Qi 2009;Xu and Wang 2006;Zhang et al 2008). In contrast, other studies based on cross-prefectural data find that the correlation between resource abundance and economic performance is not clear (Ding et al 2007;Fang et al 2011).…”

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Natural resources, rent dependence, and public goods provision in China: evidence from Shanxi’s county-level governments

Zhuang

Zhang

2016

J. Chin. Sociol.

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This paper investigates how natural-resource endowments affect the provision of local public goods in China. According to fiscal sociology, due to the rentier effect, resource-rich local governments tend to have more state autonomy and are less responsive to society, resulting in poor governance. Moreover, due to political myopia, resource-abundant local governments tend to neglect the accumulation of human capital. Shanxi's county-level governments are excellent samples to test these hypotheses. Statistical results show that resource-abundant local governments tend to spend less on social expenditures as well as specific education, social security and healthcare, and environmental protection expenditures. Meanwhile, coal-rich governments spend significantly more on self-serving administrative expenditures. The results suggest that negative impacts of natural resources on governmental fiscal extraction and expenditure behaviors are an important causal mechanism of the resource-curse hypothesis. To curb this problem, the current fiscal system needs to be reformed accordingly.

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Natural resources, rent dependence, and public goods provision in China: evidence from Shanxi’s county-level governments

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Zhang

2016

J. Chin. Sociol.

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“…This is a difficult concept to measure, and is therefore often ignored or measured using dubious proxies, such as the ratio of total trade over GDP; see Xu and Wang (2006) and Shao and Qi (2009). We propose to use the confidence in courts surveyed in 1995 by the World Bank as a measure of institutional quality.…”

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“…Some authors include, besides coal, oil, and gas, also hydro-electric power (Zhang et al, 2008), electric power, or nuclear power (Shao and Qi, 2009). We restrict ourselves to the primary energy sources (coal, oil, gas), because electric and nuclear power are more related to human activity than to natural resources.…”

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“…Neither of these two papers studies the effects of the 2000 policy change. In contrast, Shao and Qi (2009) compared the resource effects before and after the policy change by estimating two samples (before and after the shock) separately. Their results suggest that the West China Development Drive induced a resource curse and lead to an increased gap between East and West China.…”

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“…One problem with all three papers is the measurement of resource abundance. For example, Xu and Wang (2006) measured resource abundance by the proportion of mining workers or by the ratio of investment in the mining industry to total fixed asset investment, while Shao and Qi (2009) used the ratio of output in the resource industry to gross industrial output value. Such resource dependence measures suffer from endogeneity, thus resulting in inconsistent estimates.…”

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Resource Abundance and Resource Dependence in China

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Wang

2010

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This paper reconsiders the 'curse of resources' hypothesis for the case of China, and distinguishes between resource abundance, resource rents, and resource dependence. Resource abundance and resource rents are shown to be approximately equivalent, and their association with resource dependence varies with institutional quality. Resource abundance/rents has a positive impact on economic growth, while resource dependence has a negative impact. The impact of the 'West China Development Drive' policy, started in 2000, is substantial, and this is investigated through a comparative analysis based on cross-section samples, and through a panel-data timevarying coefficient approach for West and East provinces. Resource effects do change after the policy shock.JEL Classification: O11, O13, O53, C21, Q0, Q33.

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Interaction mechanism and spatial effect of cross‐regional haze pollution based on a multisectoral economy–energy–environment (3E) model and the evidence from China

Deng

Ding

et al. 2023

Integr Envir Assess & Manag

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The transboundary characteristics and multisectoral factor interaction mechanism of haze pollution have aroused widespread attention but remain understudied. This article proposes a comprehensive conceptual model that clarifies regional haze pollution, further establishes a theoretical framework on a cross‐regional, multisectoral economy–energy–environment (3E) system, and attempts to empirically investigate the spatial effect and interaction mechanism employing a spatial‐econometrics model based on China's province‐level regions. The results demonstrate that (1) regional haze pollution is a transboundary atmospheric state formed by the accumulation and agglomeration of various emission pollutants; moreover, there is a “snowball” effect and a spatial spillover effect. (2) The formation and evolution of haze pollution are driven by the multisectoral factors of 3E system interaction, and the findings still hold after theoretical and empirical analysis and robustness tests. (3) Significant spatial autocorrelation exists for the 3E factors, presenting different clustering modes with a dynamic spatiotemporal evolution, particularly in the high‐high (H‐H) mode and low‐low (L‐L) mode. (4) Significant heterogeneous impacts of economic and energy factors on haze pollution are identified, namely, an inverted “U‐shaped” relationship and a positive linear association, respectively. Further spatial analysis demonstrates a strong spatial spillover and obvious path dependence among local and neighboring regions. Policymakers are advised to consider multisectoral 3E system interaction and cross‐regional collaboration. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2023;00:1–19. © 2023 SETAC

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Energy exploitation and economic growth in Western China: An empirical analysis based on the resource curse hypothesis

Abstract: 能源开发, 经济增长, 资源诅咒, 传导机制, energy exploitation, economic growth, resource curse, transmission mechanism, O130, O180, Q320, Q430,

Cited by 81 publications

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Natural resources, rent dependence, and public goods provision in China: evidence from Shanxi’s county-level governments

Natural resources, rent dependence, and public goods provision in China: evidence from Shanxi’s county-level governments

Resource Abundance and Resource Dependence in China

Interaction mechanism and spatial effect of cross‐regional haze pollution based on a multisectoral economy–energy–environment (3E) model and the evidence from China

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