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Does the Squeaky Wheel Get More Grease? The Direct and Indirect Effects of Citizen Participation on Environmental Governance in China

Feb 29, 2024 | aeaweb.org | Mark Buntaine |Michael Greenstone |Guojun He |Mengdi Liu

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Man versus Machine: Technological Promise and Political Limits of Automated Regulation Enforcement

Sep 13, 2023 | cato.org | Oliver Browne |Ludovica Gazze |Michael Greenstone |Olga Rostapshova

Research Briefs in Economic Policy September 13, 2023 • Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 349 TOP New technologies are often hailed as the solution to governments’ failures to achieve compliance with laws and regulations in environmental, tax collection, and other domains. These technologies drive the cost of monitoring to virtually zero, thus increasing the probability of detecting violations.
Mandatory disclosure would reveal corporate carbon damages

Aug 24, 2023 | science.org | Chao-Pei Liu |Vishruth Girish |Xin Gu |Michael Greenstone

ResultsIn presenting the results, we focus on the global sample and additionally highlight the subsample of US companies. Aside from being the largest economy and home to a large set of publicly traded firms, the United States plays a special role because of its current regulatory debate over mandatory climate reporting. We also focus on the damage estimates when the SCC is $190 per tCO2e. (Estimates using other SCC values are provided in the SM.)Three main findings emerge from our analysis.
Mandatory disclosure would reveal corporate carbon damages

Aug 24, 2023 | sciencemag.org | Chao-Pei Liu |Vishruth Girish |Xin Gu |Michael Greenstone

ResultsIn presenting the results, we focus on the global sample and additionally highlight the subsample of US companies. Aside from being the largest economy and home to a large set of publicly traded firms, the United States plays a special role because of its current regulatory debate over mandatory climate reporting. We also focus on the damage estimates when the SCC is $190 per tCO2e. (Estimates using other SCC values are provided in the SM.)Three main findings emerge from our analysis.