scholarly journals The Impact of Village Rules and Formal Environmental Regulations on Farmers’ Cleaner Production Behavior: New Evidence from China

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7311
Author(s):  
Shichun Du ◽  
Jing Liu ◽  
Zetian Fu
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Regulations ◽  
Regulatory System ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Green Technology ◽  
Cleaner Production ◽  
Informal Institution ◽  
Production Behavior ◽  
The Impact ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
The Village

Village rules and formal environmental regulations are of great significance for standardizing farmers’ cleaner production behavior, promoting green transformation of agriculture and realizing sustainable development of agriculture. Based on the survey data of 946 farmers in five provinces of China, taking seed coating technology, soil testing and formulated fertilization technology, subsoiling tillage technology, green technology for pest and disease control and straw returning technology as examples, this article empirically analyzes the impact of village rules and formal environmental regulations on farmers’ cleaner production behavior by using the multivariate probit model. When formal environmental regulations are relatively lacking or weak, village rules can be used as a useful supplement to formal environmental regulations to promote farmers’ participation in cleaner production. Based on this, this article argues that the important reason for formal environmental regulations falling into relative system failure is that village rules have not been paid enough attention in promoting farmers’ cleaner production behavior. In the future, we should not only continue to strengthen the role of formal environmental regulations in farmers’ cleaner production, but also cultivate the informal institution represented by the village rules, and build the regulatory system of mutual support between informal institution and formal institution.

scholarly journals Environmental regulation, green innovation, and international competitiveness of manufacturing enterprises in China: From the perspective of heterogeneous regulatory tools

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. e0249169
Author(s):  
Yuanhong Hu ◽  
Sheng Sun ◽  
Yixin Dai
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Regulation ◽  
Production Technology ◽  
Environmental Regulations ◽  
Cleaner Production ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Voluntary Participation ◽  
Manufacturing Enterprises ◽  
Control Regulation ◽  
Export Competitiveness ◽  
The Impact

Based on combined data from the China Patent Database, China Industrial Enterprise Database, and China Customs Import and Export Database for the period 2004–2010, this study investigates the impact of heterogeneous environmental regulations on the export technological sophistication of manufacturing enterprises. Given deepening international market segmentation of production and the increasing proportion of intermediate trade, and compared with the traditional method based on exports, the export technological sophistication calculated here, based on value-added, is closer to the true level. Since there has been no in-depth comparative study on the relationship between heterogeneous environmental regulation and export technological sophistication, this study fills the gap. The results show that all three regulation types bear a U-shaped impact on export technological sophistication. Command-control regulation exhibits a restraining effect on mixed trade, eastern, and foreign-funded enterprises. Market-incentive regulation promotes processing and mixed trade enterprises as well as domestic and foreign-funded enterprises. Voluntary-participation regulation promotes all enterprises with different trade patterns and ownership. The mechanism analysis shows that command-control and market-participation environmental regulations affect export technological sophistication through the green invention and green utility innovation channels, while, additionally, market-incentive environmental regulation affects export technological sophistication through the green design innovation channel. Considering the environmental governance issues, the policy implications for enhancing the entire industrial chain and enterprises’ export competitiveness are clear. Due to the unclear functions and powers of competent departments and a rigid threshold, command-control regulation is not conducive to cleaner production technology and the promotion of enterprises’ export competitiveness; it should thus be discouraged. Although both market-incentive and voluntary-participation regulations have promoted cleaner production technology and enterprises’ competitiveness significantly, the environmental tax system requires continuous improvement. The government should continue to raise public involvement in environmental protection to enrich the channels and forms of environmental management.

scholarly journals Understanding the impact of environmental regulations on green technology innovation efficiency in the construction industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 ◽  
pp. 102647
Author(s):  
Jingxiao Zhang ◽  
You Ouyang ◽  
Pablo Ballesteros-Pérez ◽  
Hui Li ◽  
Simon P. Philbin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Technology Innovation ◽  
Environmental Regulations ◽  
Green Technology ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Air Pollution, Residents’ Happiness, and Environmental Regulation: Evidence from China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Xu ◽  
Xiao-Ling Luo ◽  
Di Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Environmental Regulation ◽  
Environmental Regulations ◽  
Critical Path ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
General Social Survey ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Critical Paths ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Using data from the China General Social Survey and data on air pollution, this study explores the impact and the critical path of air pollution on residents’ happiness in China and evaluates whether environmental regulations can alleviate these effects. A probit model is used to analyze the impact of air pollution on residents’ happiness, and wind speed is taken as the instrumental variable of air pollution to overcome endogeneity. A stepwise regression is used to test the critical path of air pollution on residents’ happiness. Finally, the effects of environmental regulations are considered by adding an interaction term between environmental regulation and air pollution. The following conclusions are drawn. First, air pollution can significantly impair residents’ happiness, especially those who have children, are younger, are in poor health, have a lower education level, have lower income, and live in a rural area. Second, there are two critical paths through which air pollution impairs residents’ happiness: mental health level and the frequency of leisure activities. Finally, command-and-control, market-based, and voluntary environmental regulations can all effectively alleviate the impact of air pollution on residents’ happiness.

scholarly journals The Impact of Rural Population Aging on Farmers’ Cleaner Production Behavior: Evidence from Five Provinces of the North China Plain

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 12199
Author(s):  
Jing Liu ◽  
Shichun Du ◽  
Zetian Fu
Keyword(s):  
Rural Population ◽  
North China Plain ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Cleaner Production ◽  
Learning Capacity ◽  
The North ◽  
Factor Substitution ◽  
Production Behavior ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this article is to examine the impact of rural population aging on farmers’ cleaner production behavior through the intervening effects of three aspects (learning capacity, factor substitution and behavior imitation). The data used in this article were collected from a questionnaire survey of 916 farmers in the main grain producing provinces of the North China Plain. First, confirmatory factor analysis was carried out, and then data were analyzed through structural equation modeling using the bootstrap methodology in AMOS 24. The findings indicate that rural population aging inhibits farmers’ cleaner production behavior through learning capacity. In contrast, rural population aging promotes farmers’ cleaner production behavior through factor substitution and behavior imitation. From the perspective of both challenges and opportunities, this article investigates the impact mechanism and comprehensive effect of rural population aging on farmers’ cleaner production behavior, so as to explore new ways to promote cleaner agricultural production under the background of an accelerated aging the of rural labor force and provide reference for the formulation of relevant policies.

scholarly journals The Impact of Remittances on Child Education in Pakistan

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sami Ullah Khan ◽  
Muhammad Jehangir Khan
Keyword(s):  
Probit Model ◽  
School Enrollment ◽  
Gender Disparities ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Network Variable ◽  
Child Education ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Village

This study examines the impact of remittances on school enrollment and the level of education attained among children aged 4–15 years in Pakistan. It uses a nationally representative survey, the Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey for 2010/11. The migrant network variable at the village level interacting with the number of adults at the household level is used as an instrument for remittances. The results of the IV probit model show that children from remittance-receiving households are more likely to enroll in school. The marginal impact of remittances on school enrollment is larger for girls and for rural households. Hence, remittances help reduce regional and gender disparities in child school enrollment in Pakistan. The IV censored ordered probit model is used to investigate the impact of remittances on children’s grade attainment. The estimated impact is negative and significant, except for urban children, lowering the probability that a child will move to a higher grade.

Should Attitudinal Views toward Innovation Development Play a Role in Policy in Peripheral EU Regions?: New Evidence from Vouchers Program in Northern Ireland

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-137
Author(s):  
Sean M. McDonald ◽  
Remi C. Claire ◽  
Alastair H. McPherson
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Regional Economic Development ◽  
Innovation Development ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
Eu Regions ◽  
Future Policy ◽  
The Impact ◽  
New Evidence

The impact and effectiveness of policies to support collaboration for Research & Development (R&D) and Innovation is critical to determining the success of regional economic development. (O’Kane, 2008) The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the level of success of the Innovation Vouchers Program operated by Invest Northern Ireland (Invest NI) from 2009 to 2013 and address if attitudinal views towards innovation development should play in a role in future policy design in peripheral EU regions. 

Pengembangan Pengelolaan Dana Desa Terhadap Kesejahtraan Masyarakat Desa Di Kabupaten Konawe Selatan Provinsi Sulawesi Tenggara

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-125
Author(s):  
Hasjad Hasjad
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
Scientific Publication ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
State Budget ◽  
Technological Readiness ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Village

Development of village fund management is very much needed by the community so that it can be enjoyed by all levels of society in the villages. The seriousness of the government in developing villages is evidenced by the start of allocation of the Village Fund budget for 2015. The allocation of the Village Fund is mandated by Law (Law) Number 6 of 2014 concerning Villages and Government Regulation (PP) Number 6 of 2014 concerning Village Funds Sourced from STATE BUDGET. The regulation explained that the administration of the village government adheres to the principle of decentralization and the task of assistance. The principle of decentralization raises village internal funding (Desa APBD), while the principle of co-administration provides an opportunity for Villages to obtain funding sources from the government above it (APBN, Provincial APBD, Regency / City APBD). This study aims to observe what the development of village funds looks like, how they are implemented and the impact of the use of village funds in supporting development activities and community empowerment. The research method used is a qualitative research method that relies on observing places, actors and activities in Konawe Selatan Regency, Southeast Sulawesi Province, which was chosen as a case study. Initial observations show that the Village Fund does not have significant results in improving the welfare of the community. These indications are evident in the welfare of the community which has not improved with the existence of the village fund. Therefore it is necessary to develop a good management of village funds to improve the welfare of rural communities, especially in Konawe Selatan District. The output to be achieved is the scientific publication with ISSN Online and the level of technological Readiness that will be achieved 1-3.

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