Effectiveness evaluation of environmental pollution liability insurance policy: A case study in Jiangsu Province
WU Wen-jing1,2, LIU Miao-miao1, MA Zong-wei1, FANG Wen1, YANG Jian-xun1, BI Jun1
1. State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Rouse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China; 2. Shenzhen Academy of Environmental Sciences, Shenzhen 518000, China
Abstract:Based on the insurance information and environmental violation data of 2281 enterprises in Jiangsu Province, this study constructed a difference-in-difference model to empirically examine the effectiveness of environmental pollution liability insurance policies in improving enterprises' environmental performance and explores the potential influencing factors and mechanisms. The result shows that environmental pollution liability insurance effectively improved enterprises' environmental compliance. Still, the policy effect depended on the environmental risk level of enterprises and the cities where they were located:(1) Considering the higher cost of improving compliance performance relative to reduced insurance premiums after risk reduction, enterprises with high environmental risk levels demonstrate a weaker response to the policy; (2) positive effects of the policy tend to be enhanced in cities with high-quality risk assessment and site investigation services. This study provides empirical evidence for the effectiveness of environmental pollution liability insurance policies.
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WU Wen-jing, LIU Miao-miao, MA Zong-wei, FANG Wen, YANG Jian-xun, BI Jun. Effectiveness evaluation of environmental pollution liability insurance policy: A case study in Jiangsu Province. CHINA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCECE, 2023, 43(11): 6204-6211.
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