Tues., Feb. 28, 2023: Staff Seminar: “Does Environmental Regulation Matter for Income Inequality? New Evidence from Chinese Communities” (online) [finished]

We regularly hold Staff Seminars for research presentations and information exchanges among AGI Researchers.
We usually hold these seminars in person at our institute. However, this seminar will be held online in order to prevent the spread of the novel Coronavirus.
*Please refer to the following for details.

Date and Time

Tuesday, February 28, 2023 from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
*A question-and-answer session is scheduled at the end of the presentation.

Participation Fee

Free

Presenter

Dr. YAO, Ying, Assistant Professor, AGI

Language

English presentation and material(s)

Topic

“Does Environmental Regulation Matter for Income Inequality? New Evidence from Chinese Communities”

Abstract

This paper uses data from an ongoing, open-cohort, longitudinal China Health and Nutrition Survey to examine how the environmental regulation aimed at abating sulfur dioxide (SO2) alters income distribution. We find that this regulation induces a 14–27 percent decrease in income inequality, depending on the measurement method. An improvement in income inequality is achieved by lowering the wages of high-income groups while keeping the wages of low-income groups (especially blue-collar workers) unchanged. This change in the labor market can be attributed to a policy that primarily targets emissions from power plants while leaving the manufacturing sector unaffected. As a result, the manufacturing sector continues to create jobs and absorb the blue-collar workers dismissed from other sectors, mitigating the widening income gap. Our study sheds new light on the role of environmental policy in reshaping the labor market and its implications for income distribution.

To Participate

Please send an E-mail to office@agi.or.jp with your name, affiliation and phone number clearly stated.
（We will send you a Zoom link for participation via e-mail by the day before the seminar.）

Deadline for Participation Request

Your e-mail must be sent to us by the morning of Monday, February 27.

Leaflet

STAFF SEMINAR ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 [in PDF Format]

TO PARTICIPATE ONLINE (REQUESTS FROM AGI)

You can either download the Zoom application in advance (1) or participate via a browser without downloading the Zoom application (2).
Please choose one of the above two methods.
*If you are using a Smartphone, please choose (1).

(1) TO PARTICIPATE BY DOWNLOADING THE ZOOM APPLICATION
① Please download an online distribution application “Zoom” (free of charge) onto your computer or Smartphone.
*Click Here for How to Download the Application

You can download the application onto your computer by clicking the 【ダウンロード】 button.

You can also download the application from these pages.
・For iPhones and iPads
» Download Zoom Application

・For Android phones
» Download Zoom Application

② We will send you a Zoom link to the e-mail address provided in your participation request e-mail by the day before the seminar.

③ Please click and open the Zoom link between 15 minutes before the start time and the actual start time on the seminar day. ⇒ You will be asked to wait in our “Waiting Room.”

④ When it is time to start the seminar, we will let all participants in at once.

⑤ A question-and-answer session is scheduled at the end of the presentation. If you would like to ask any questions, please either “raise your hand” or unmute your microphone and start talking. *You can also ask questions by sending chat messages.

(2) TO PARTICIPATE VIA A BROWSER WITHOUT DOWNLOADING THE ZOOM APPLICATION (ONLY FOR COMPUTERS)

① We will send you a Zoom link to the e-mail address provided in your participation request e-mail by the day before the seminar.

② Please click and open the Zoom link between 15 minutes before the start time and the actual start time on the seminar day.

③ Please click the 『ブラウザから参加』 at the bottom portion of your screen (if not displayed, please click the 『ここをクリック』). ⇒ You will be asked to wait in our “Waiting Room.”

④ When it is time to start the seminar, we will let all participants in at once.

⑤ A question-and-answer session is scheduled at the end of the presentation. If you would like to ask any questions, please either “raise your hand” or unmute your microphone and start talking. *You can also ask questions by sending chat messages.

【NOTE】

◇ Participants’ microphones will be turned on at the beginning. Please make sure to mute your microphone during the presentation. During a question-and-answer session scheduled at the end of the presentation, please unmute your microphone.
◇ If you would like to turn off your audio (microphone) and image (video), please click the microphone icon and video icon at the bottom left portion of your screen. The icons will be crossed by a red diagonal line.
◇ Depending on your computer or Wi-Fi signal strength, there could be a case where you will not be able to participate in the seminar or you will lose an internet connection in the middle of the seminar. However, we are unable to deal with these cases individually. Your understanding is greatly appreciated.

date：2023.02.01
Category：Seminars