Substitutes or complements? Exploring the impact of environmental regulations and informal institutions on the clean energy utilization behaviors of farmers

Xie, Jinhua; Gang-qiao, Yang; Wang, Ge; Zhu, Yujie; Guo, Zitao

doi:10.1007/s10668-022-02222-9

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“…More and more scholars pay attention to the environmental implications of informal institutions (Gaganis et al, 2021; Wicher, 2014; Xie et al, 2023). Culture, as an informal institution, significantly affects environmental pollution.…”

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Does Confucian culture reduce firms' pollution emissions

Cao,

Jiang,

Jin

et al. 2023

Corp Soc Responsibility Env

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This paper explores the influence of Confucian culture on firms' emissions. We measure Confucian culture during the Ming and Qing dynasties using the density of jinshi in that region and test the causal relationship between Confucian culture and firms' emissions using the Annual Survey of Industrial Firms (ASIF) and China's Environmental Statistics Database (CESD) from 1998 to 2013. Our research reveals that regions with a stronger Confucian cultural influence have a significant reduction in pollution emissions from their firms. Further analysis demonstrates that the government in regions with a strong Confucian cultural influence attaches more importance to environmental protection and enforces stricter environmental regulations on firms. Besides, the people demonstrate heightened environmental awareness, incorporating it into economic development, thus reducing firms' pollution emissions. In addition, Confucian culture can reduce pollution emissions by improving the total factor productivity of firms.

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Does Confucian culture reduce firms' pollution emissions

Cao,

Jiang,

Jin

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“…The greater the intensity and frequency of environmental regulation, coupled with effective enforcement, the more likely farmers are to embrace green production practices [10]. Farmers' green production decisions tend to be more rationalized under the influence of environmental regulation [58]. Under certain institutional situations, the costs of farmers' behavior that is compatible with the environment will decrease, while the costs and utility losses incurred by farmers' violations will increase.…”

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How Does Capital Endowment Impact Farmers’ Green Production Behavior? Perspectives on Ecological Cognition and Environmental Regulation

Xu,

Wang,

et al. 2023

Land

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Enhancing rural ecological protection and promoting the adoption of environmentally-friendly agricultural production practices largely depend on the implementation of green production methods by farmers. This research paper focuses on the green production behavior of farmers in Hainan Province, China, drawing insights from survey responses provided by 543 farmers. The study examines how farmers’ capital endowment, ecological cognition, and environmental regulation impact their multiple green production practices, using the ordered probit model, mediation effect model, and moderation effect model for analysis and further applying the Ivoprobit_CMP, PSM, and other methods for endogeneity treatment and a robustness test. The study reveals several key findings. Firstly, only a small proportion of farmers consistently adopt green production practices throughout various stages of agricultural production. Secondly, the research shows that capital endowment, including natural, economic, human, and social capital, has a significant influence on farmers’ green production behavior. Thirdly, the study finds that ecological cognition plays a crucial role in mediating the relationship between capital endowment and its dimensions (human and social capital) and the adoption of green production practices. Additionally, the research discovers that environmental regulation positively moderates the relationship between ecological cognition and farmers’ green production behavior. Finally, the research indicates that factors such as ethnicity, fluctuations in agricultural production, and the location of the village agricultural waste collection site are all significant determinants of farmers’ engagement in green production practices. The study also identifies significant regional disparities in farmers’ adoption of green production practices. To address the issue of farmers’ low adoption of green production practices, the paper recommends promoting the overall green transformation of the entire agricultural production process. This can be achieved by enhancing farmers’ capital endowment in multiple dimensions and improving their ecological cognition through various channels. Additionally, creating a supportive external environment that aligns with green production practices is deemed critical.

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“…North holds the point that the informal institution is an agreed-upon and standard code of conduct that people gradually form in the long-term social interaction process and are recognized by society [20]. Existing research has demonstrated that in addition to formal institutions, farmers' behavior is also influenced by informal institutions [10,21,22]. As Dlangalala et al found, informal rules positively impacted smallholder awareness of water management issues related to collective irrigation in South Africa [23].…”

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“…In China, villager autonomy is the fundamental political system to maintain rural governance, and committees elected by villagers are responsible for managing rural public affairs [26]. The village committee forms a set of village regulations based on local customs and farmers' consensus opinions [22]. These regulations are the important institutional basis of villager autonomy, which enables members to carry out self-management, self-education, and self-restraint [20].…”

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Effect of Village Informal Institutions and Cadre-Mass Relationship for Farmers’ Participation in Rural Residential Environment Governance in China

Hao

Yan

Wang

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Rural residential environment governance (RRE), as the first tough battle of China’s rural revitalization strategy, relies on farmers’ participation since farmers are the main laborers, builders, and administrators in environmental governance. However, lackluster farmers’ enthusiasm and initiative have hindered RRE initiatives, prompting this paper. Based on the survey data of 1804 farmers in China, this paper, from the perspective of mobilization governance, empirically analyzes the impact of informal village institutions, the cadre-mass relationship, and their interaction on farmers’ participation in RRE governance through the entropy method, ols, and quantile regression model. The empirical results indicate that informal institutions promoted farmers’ participation through three mechanisms, with disciplinary supervision impact being the most significant and value-oriented next, but transmission internalization doesn’t work as well as it should. Meanwhile, for farmers with varying degrees of participation, there is a general difference in the governance effect of informal institutions. Furthermore, the close cadre-mass relationship significantly strengthened disciplinary supervision and transmission internalization effects to mobilize farmers’ participation. Therefore, the village committee should implement diverse informal institutions based on the actual situation of their village. Moreover, it is necessary to shape a close cadre-mass relationship to improve the accuracy of institutions’ implementation.

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Substitutes or complements? Exploring the impact of environmental regulations and informal institutions on the clean energy utilization behaviors of farmers

Cited by 11 publications

References 103 publications

Does Confucian culture reduce firms' pollution emissions

Does Confucian culture reduce firms' pollution emissions

How Does Capital Endowment Impact Farmers’ Green Production Behavior? Perspectives on Ecological Cognition and Environmental Regulation

Effect of Village Informal Institutions and Cadre-Mass Relationship for Farmers’ Participation in Rural Residential Environment Governance in China

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