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主讲人 |
Zhao Chen |
简介 |
<p>We constructed a unique dataset of 377 Chinese local newspaper reports of 57 water pollution events between 2004 and 2013 to document the behavior of government-controlled media. We focused on the differences in reporting pollution events between party and nonparty newspapers to illuminate the impact of government control. Compared with less regulated and more commercialized nonparty newspapers, party newspapers were 30% less likely to report local water pollution but were more likely to report upstream pollution. Party newspapers were also more likely to underreport water pollution caused by state-owned companies, suggesting that local governments’ incentives to control media are related to their liability. Using keywords from Reports on the Work of the Government by provincial governments from 2004 to 2013, we show that party newspapers’ tendency to underreport pollution became stronger after government strengthening of media control. The difference between party and nonparty newspapers in reporting pollution was robust when water quality and market forces were added to the models. It was also robust when we tested other report aspects, such as word count, time lag, and front-page placement (or not). However, there were no significant differences in reporting other events, such as floods.</p> |
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主讲人简介 |
<p>复旦大学教授，现任复旦大学中国经济研究中心常务副主任，曾入选“百千万人才工程”国家级人选、上海市“曙光学者”，教育部“新世纪优秀人才支持计划”，获国务院政府特殊津贴。曾任世界银行咨询专家，曾以英国牛津大学圣安东尼学院高级访问学者、法国图卢兹一大产业经济研究所（IDEI）高级访问学者、联合国大学世界发展经济学研究院访问学者等身份访学于国际研究机构。目前的研究兴趣集中于产业政策、城乡与区域发展、环境污染等方面。曾获省部级科研、教学成果一等奖各1项，研究论文发表于<em>Journal of Comparative Economics, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Review of Income and Wealth, Pacific Economic Review</em>, 《经济研究》、《中国社会科学》、《管理世界》等国内外权威学术期刊</p> |
期数 |
高级经济学系列讲座2018春季学期第四讲（总第398讲） |
