Pollution matters: The political cost of information disclosure

IF 2.6 3区 管理学 Q1 POLITICAL SCIENCE Governance-An International Journal of Policy Administration and Institutions Pub Date : 2023-12-20 DOI:10.1111/gove.12847
Xing Chen, Xiaoxiao Shen, Andong Zhuge
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This study firstly examines the causal effect of environmental information disclosure on political trust and then provides a novel psychological mechanism through which the effect occurred. Exploiting the staggered rolled-out implementation of a national program in China that provides real-time air-pollution information to the public, we find that air pollution adversely moderates the positive effect of information disclosure on political trust. Notably and surprisingly, this “adverse moderation” is concentrated in less polluted areas, where the lack of visible smog led citizens to remain unaware of the actual pollution levels until information is disclosed. Heterogeneity analysis shows that the adverse moderation is more pronounced among urban residents using Internet, an important source for pollution information. Furthermore, we establish that the causal effect operates through the channels of citizens' mental well-being, demonstrated by a large and statistically significant increase in the risk of mild depression due to heightened concern over pollution.

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污染问题:信息披露的政治成本
本研究首先探讨了环境信息公开对政治信任的因果效应,然后提供了一种新的心理机制来解释这种效应。利用中国交错实施的一项向公众提供实时空气污染信息的国家计划,我们发现空气污染会不利地调节信息公开对政治信任的积极影响。值得注意和令人惊讶的是,这种 "不利调节 "主要集中在污染较轻的地区,在这些地区,由于缺乏可见的烟雾,公民在信息公开之前并不知道实际的污染水平。异质性分析表明,这种不利调节在使用互联网的城市居民中更为明显,而互联网是获取污染信息的重要来源。此外,我们还证实,因果效应是通过公民的心理健康渠道产生的,这表现在对污染的高度关注导致轻度抑郁的风险大幅增加,且在统计上具有显著性。
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期刊介绍: Governance provides a forum for the theoretical and practical discussion of executive politics, public policy, administration, and the organization of the state. Published in association with International Political Science Association''s Research Committee on the Structure & Organization of Government (SOG), it emphasizes peer-reviewed articles that take an international or comparative approach to public policy and administration. All papers, regardless of empirical focus, should have wider theoretical, comparative, or practical significance.
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