[11月12]Migration and Pollution

本市西城区月坛北小街2号院2号楼(经济研究所二楼会议室)

主讲人：Chi-Chur Chao（经济学博士）澳大利亚迪肯大学商学院教授.

演讲内容摘要：Previous literature on labour migration has paid little attention to the influence of environmental attributes. This paper attempts to remedy this void by developing a simple, two-region general equilibrium model with amenities playing a key role in affecting migration flows. Specifically, we present that in the presence of an environmental externality, inter-regional labour migration depends not only on wages but also on amenities. People may leave a region offering higher wages, if the resulting utility loss from worsened amenities exceeds the gain in wages. Policies should be adopted by regions or nations to regulate the environment to provide for the quality of living. To attain this goal, regional or international policy coordination on pollution permits can be superior to the pollution tax policy set independently by each region or nation.

 注：参会的还有澳大利亚迪肯大学商学院的教授和MBA学生