题目：High-Speed Rail Network, Industry Agglomeration and Urban Water Environment: Evidence from China

主讲人：郭焕修，南京审计大学

时间：2019年4月10日，13:30-15:00

地点：暨南大学中惠楼106B室

主讲人简介：

郭焕修，南京审计大学助理教授。于法国国家科学院国际发展研究中心（CNRS-CERDI）取得发展经济学硕士，博士学位，并在加拿大谢布鲁克大学和南京大学从事博士后研究工作。主要研究领域为发展经济学、资源环境经济学和农业经济学，主要关注中国环境政策、水污染治理和农业可持续发展问题。学术论文发表于Journal of Public Economics, Transportation Research Part A, Journal of Comparative Economics, Journal of Development Studies, China Economic Review 等国际一流期刊，并担任Economic Modeling客座编辑。

Abstract:

In this paper, we provide a simple theoretical framework to illustrate the role of High-Speed Rail (HSR) network in improving urban water environment via industry agglomeration. We empirically test the theoretical predictions with a panel dataset of 39 manufacturing industries in 286 Chinese cities from 2004 to 2010. We find that cities with higher centrality in the HSR network tend to have less industrial water pollution. However, this pollution reduction effect is partially offset by the increased level of industrial water pollution in neighboring cities. We further explore the mechanism for such environmental impacts through industry agglomeration, demonstrating the movement of clean manufacturing firms to cities with higher HSR centrality. Based on these results, we provide solid evidence for the HSR in promoting sustainable urban development and warn against the potential environmental conflicts between neighboring cities along the development of HSR network.