ABSTRACT
We investigate the relationship between firm exporting and energy consumption using newly matched manufacturing data from China. We reconfirm that exporting is negatively correlated with electricity consumption. Moreover, we document novel evidence that foreign exporters consume more electricity than domestic exporters, which supports the pollution haven hypothesis.
Acknowledgments
Jian Yu acknowledges financial support from the Beijing Social Science Fund Project, No. 19LJB001.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
Notes
1 We have done more heterogeneous analyses with regard to aspects such as pollution density and coastal location. The results are available upon request.