主题｜Topic：Industrial Water Pollution, Agricultural Productivity and Labor Reallocation: Evidence from China
时间｜Time：4.17（周四）上午10: 00-12: 00
地点｜Venue：文澴楼教室｜Room 809，WENHUAN
主办单位｜Organizer：文澜学院
承办单位｜Operator：数实融合研究中心；北京大学-中南财经政法大学新结构经济学研究中心
主讲｜Speaker
赖汪洋，北京大学现代农学院，中国农业政策研究中心，副教授。专业领域为环境与资源经济学、农业经济学。文章发表于American Economics of Agricultural Economics，Journal of Environmental Economics and Management，Journal of Urban Economics和Nature Human Behaviour等期刊。主持国家自然科学基金面上项目，青年科学基金等项目。
摘要｜Abstract
This article estimates the effect of industrial water pollution on agricultural productivity and its further consequences on labor reallocation in China, using a spatial design that exploits a high-resolution hydrological network. We show that industrial wastewater discharged within 150 km upstream significantly increases local water pollution and reduces crop productivity. The negative externality is mainly caused by firms in the highly polluting industries, and the pollution-induced productivity shock is magnified if the local village is closer to the river, has lower groundwater availability, and receives less precipitation. Rural households increasingly engage in non-farm work and migration in response to the environmental shock. Further quantification indicates substantial overall costs on food production and highly distributional effects on labor reallocation.
