How does the import of environmental intermediate goods affect CO2 emissions? theoretical and empirical research of prefecture-level cities of China

This paper constructs a theoretical model of biased production decisions due to the import of environmental intermediate goods. Additionally, it analyzes the influence of these imports on CO2 emissions based on the trade and CO2 emission data of Chinese prefecture-level cities from 2000 to 2016. Fur...

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Main Authors: Wenhua Yuan, Weixiao Lu, Junyan Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10470946/?tool=EBI