Liguo Lin

813 total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 474 citations indexed

About

Liguo Lin is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Liguo Lin has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 474 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 6 papers in Strategy and Management and 3 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Liguo Lin's work include Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (8 papers), Regulation and Compliance Studies (4 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (3 papers). Liguo Lin is often cited by papers focused on Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (8 papers), Regulation and Compliance Studies (4 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (3 papers). Liguo Lin collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Liguo Lin's co-authors include Eric Zou, Shanjun Li, Panle Jia Barwick, Haitao Yin, Jon Jungbien Moon, Yanhong Jin, Maigeng Zhou, Tamma Carleton, Peng Zhang and Lan Yao and has published in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, Journal of Development Economics and Journal of Public Economics.

In The Last Decade

Liguo Lin

17 papers receiving 454 citations

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From Fog to Smog: The Value of Pollution Information

2024 72 citations Panle Jia Barwick, Shanjun Li et al. American Economic Review profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Liguo Lin China	8	243	148	124	77	67	18	474
Yingzhi Xu China	12	299 1.2×	49 0.3×	66 0.5×	75 1.0×	73 1.1×	29	417
De Xiao China	10	197 0.8×	56 0.4×	25 0.2×	66 0.9×	46 0.7×	20	346
Shixiong Cheng China	11	201 0.8×	39 0.3×	27 0.2×	62 0.8×	40 0.6×	22	317
Dongmei Guo China	10	421 1.7×	47 0.3×	44 0.4×	26 0.3×	25 0.4×	32	571
Stanimira Milcheva United Kingdom	12	580 2.4×	38 0.3×	40 0.3×	63 0.8×	42 0.6×	44	734
Jianmin Dou China	6	268 1.1×	51 0.3×	33 0.3×	43 0.6×	51 0.8×	8	335
Wanping Yang China	11	418 1.7×	26 0.2×	34 0.3×	33 0.4×	17 0.3×	42	567
Chaofan Chen China	11	453 1.9×	67 0.5×	22 0.2×	68 0.9×	44 0.7×	18	572
Lan Qing-xin China	7	321 1.3×	57 0.4×	19 0.2×	55 0.7×	38 0.6×	16	418
Wendai Lv China	11	188 0.8×	46 0.3×	36 0.3×	58 0.8×	20 0.3×	26	309

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liguo Lin

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18 of 18 papers shown

Lai, Wangyang, Liguo Lin, Xiaoqin Shen, & Maigeng Zhou. (2025). Investing in a transition fuel: The remarkable decline in mortality from China's rollout of natural gas infrastructure. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 130. 103131–103131. 1 indexed citations

Gong, Binlei, et al.. (2025). Two birds, one stone: Responses of agriculture to water pollution regulation. Journal of Development Economics. 179. 103668–103668.

Lin, Liguo, et al.. (2024). Environmental protection for bureaucratic promotion: Water quality performance review of provincial governors in China. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 128. 103060–103060. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Peng, Tamma Carleton, Liguo Lin, & Maigeng Zhou. (2024). Estimating the role of air quality improvements in the decline of suicide rates in China. Nature Sustainability. 7(3). 260–269. 10 indexed citations

Barwick, Panle Jia, Shanjun Li, Liguo Lin, & Eric Zou. (2024). From Fog to Smog: The Value of Pollution Information. American Economic Review. 114(5). 1338–1381. 72 indexed citations breakdown →

Fang, Hanming, et al.. (2023). Family companionship and elderly suicide: Evidence from the Chinese Lunar New Year. Journal of Development Economics. 162. 103055–103055. 6 indexed citations

Lin, Liguo, et al.. (2023). Monitoring Technologies, Environmental Performance, and Health Outcomes: Evidence from China. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. 10(6). 1581–1622. 1 indexed citations

Fang, Hanming, et al.. (2021). Family Companionship and Elderly Suicide: Evidence from the Chinese Lunar New Year. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

Barwick, Panle Jia, Shanjun Li, Liguo Lin, & Eric Zou. (2019). From Fog to Smog: The Value of Pollution Information. SSRN Electronic Journal. 57 indexed citations

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Lin, Liguo, et al.. (2016). Location choice of FDI firms and environmental regulation reforms in China. Journal of Regulatory Economics. 50(2). 207–232. 45 indexed citations

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Lin, Liguo & Lan Yao. (2014). Inspections and Information Disclosure: Quality Regulations with Incomplete Enforcement. Frontiers of Economics in China. 9(2). 240–260. 3 indexed citations

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Lin, Liguo. (2013). The Impacts of 'Land of Love, Water Cellar for Mothers' in China. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations

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Jin, Yanhong & Liguo Lin. (2013). China's provincial industrial pollution: the role of technical efficiency, pollution levy and pollution quantity control. Environment and Development Economics. 19(1). 111–132. 21 indexed citations

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Lin, Liguo, Jon Jungbien Moon, & Haitao Yin. (2013). Does International Economic Integration Lead to a Cleaner Production in China?. Production and Operations Management. 23(4). 525–536. 40 indexed citations

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Lin, Liguo. (2012). Enforcement of pollution levies in China. Journal of Public Economics. 98. 32–43. 70 indexed citations

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Jin, Yanhong, et al.. (2011). Do Consumers Trust the National Inspection Exemption Brands? Evidence from Infant Formula in China. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA). 5 indexed citations

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Lin, Liguo. (2008). Enforcement of Environmental Regulation in China. 2 indexed citations

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Lin, Liguo, et al.. (2006). Operational performance evaluation of international major airports: An application of data envelopment analysis. Journal of Air Transport Management. 12(6). 342–351. 136 indexed citations

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