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Title: The impact of regional environmental amenity on skill aggregation across regions in developing countries: evidence from air pollution in China

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2020

ISBN: 0123456789

ISSN: 2509-7946

DOI: 10.1007/s41685-019-00125-8

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Abstract: This paper investigates the impact of an environmental amenity on regional skill aggregation, defined as the share of highly educated people. I analyzed the impact of air quality on skill aggregation across prefecture-level cities in China using college graduates as the measure of skill aggregation. By exploiting exogenous air quality variation from a Chinese heating policy known as the Huai River Policy, I identified a considerable negative impact of air pollution on the share of high-skilled people in the city population. This indicates that an environmental amenity has considerable potential to influence regional growth even in developing countries.

Url: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41685-019-00125-8

Url: http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s41685-019-00125-8

Url: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41685-019-00125-8

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Authors: Chung, Seung-Hun

Periodical (Full): Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science

Issue: 1

Volume: 4

Pages: 27-53

Data Collections: IPUMS USA, IPUMS International

Topics: Education, Health, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Land Use/Urban Organization, Other, Population Mobility and Spatial Demography

Countries: China