Mengdi Liu｜University of International Business and Economics｜Scholar profile

2026

Technology, Enforcement Resources Allocation, and Environmental Performance

Shuying Mi, Mengdi Liu, Bing Zhang

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

DOI

2026

Local information, mismatch, and the cost of randomization in regulatory enforcement

Yile Xiao, Mengdi Liu, Miaomiao Liu, Bing Zhang

Journal of Public Economics

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2025

Action Where Others Stalled: Long-Term Implications of Campaign-Style Central Environmental Inspection

Qi Wang, Mengdi Liu, Fan Xia, Dianyu Zhu, Bing Zhang

Environmental & Resource Economics，Vol. 880, No. 12

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2025

Public environmental complaints and regulatory intensity

Jiaqi Zhang, Robert J. R. Elliott, Bing Zhang, Mengdi Liu

Journal Of Environmental Economics And Management，Vol. 1340

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2025

Dynamics of social media adoption in Chinese municipalities for environmental governance

Yichen Wu, Huyang Chang, Mengdi Liu

Local Government Studies，Vol. 510, No. 6

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2025

Clearer flow, lower glow: Reassessing water valuation amid water quality improvement

Xun Fan, Mengdi Liu, Bing Zhang, Qianqian Wang

Environmental Impact Assessment Review，Vol. 1150

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2025

Cheaper Rides, Cleaner Skies: The Impact of Free Public Transit Policies on Air Quality in Chinese Pilot Cities

Huyang Chang, Mengdi Liu

Environmental & Resource Economics，Vol. 880, No. 7

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2025

Substitution or expansion: Effects of new energy vehicle subsidies on air quality

Qinzhang Wang, Fan Xia, Mengdi Liu

Journal Of Environmental Management，Vol. 3770

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2025

Transparency by Chinese cities reduces pollution violations and improves air quality

Mengdi Liu, Mark T. Buntaine, Sarah E. Anderson, Bing Zhang

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

DOI

2024

Beyond technology: reducing environmental information asymmetry by centralizing environmental monitoring

Zifu Liu, Mengdi Liu, Fan Xia, Bing Zhang

International Public Management Journal，Vol. 270, No. 6

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2024

The Green Premium: Environmental Regulation, Environmental Risk and Property Value

Xun Fan, Mengdi Liu, Bing Zhang, Weicheng Zhang

Environmental & Resource Economics，Vol. 87, No. 5

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2024

Does the Squeaky Wheel Get More Grease? The Direct and Indirect Effects of Citizen Participation on Environmental Governance in Chinat

Mark T. Buntaine, Michael Greenstone, Guojun He, Mengdi Liu, Shaoda Wang, Bing Zhang

American Economic Review，Vol. 1140, No. 3

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2024

The role of government social media in enhancing environmental governance

Huyang Chang, Yixuan Li, Mengdi Liu

China Economic Journal，Vol. 170, No. 10

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2024

Informal regulation by nongovernmental organizations enhances corporate compliance: Evidence from a nationwide randomized controlled trial in China

Yaru Tang, Mengdi Liu, Fan Xia, Bing Zhang

Journal Of Policy Analysis And Management，Vol. 430, No. 1

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2023

Blow the Lid Off: Public Complaints, Bargaining Power, and Government Responsiveness on Social Media

Qi Wang, Mengdi Liu, Jintao Xu, Bing Zhang

Environmental & Resource Economics，Vol. 850, No. 1

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2023

Environmental policy integration and performance: The effectiveness of China?s one permit management reform

Jiaqi Zhang, Mengdi Liu, Bing Zhang

Environmental Impact Assessment Review，Vol. 980

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2022

Assessing the impact of green nudges on ozone concentration: Evidence from China's night refueling policy

Boyu Chen, Mengdi Liu, Weili Ye, Bing Zhang

Journal Of Environmental Management，Vol. 312

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2022

Can trade liberalization promote green production? Evidence from China's manufacturing enterprises

Mengdi Liu, Bing Zhang, Xianchun Liao

Journal Of Asian Economics，Vol. 79

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2022

Environmental Regulation, Compliance Strategies, and Productivity: Evidence from China

Mengdi Liu, Ron Shadbegian, Bing Zhang

Land Economics，Vol. 980, No. 1

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2022

Policy Implementation Inconsistency and Emission Leakage: Evidence from The Closure of Polluting Firms

Xurui Wang, Mengdi Liu, Bei-Bei Liu, Bing Zhang

Environmental Management

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2022

Do state-owned enterprises really have better environmental performance in China? Environmental regulation and corporate environmental strategies

Qi Wang, Mengdi Liu, Bing Zhang

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

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2021

Can public-private partnerships (PPPs) improve the environmental performance of urban sewage treatment?

Yaru Tang, Mengdi Liu, Bing Zhang

Journal Of Environmental Management，Vol. 291

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2021

The costs of blue sky: Environmental regulation, technology upgrading, and labor demand in China

Mengdi Liu, Ruipeng Tan, Bing Zhang

Journal Of Development Economics，Vol. 1500

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2021

Citizen Participation and Government Accountability: National-Scale Experimental Evidence from Pollution Appeals in China

Mark T. Buntaine, M. Greenstone, Guo-Jun He, Mengdi Liu, Shao-Da Wang, Bing Zhang

2019

Non-Governmental Monitoring of Local Governments Increases Compliance with Central Mandates: A National-Scale Field Experiment in China

Sarah E. Anderson, Mark T. Buntaine, Mengdi Liu, Bing Zhang

American Journal Of Political Science，Vol. 630, No. 3

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2019

环境规制对制造业就业的影响机制研究

刘梦迪

《南京大学》

2018

Corporate pollution control strategies and labor demand: evidence from China's manufacturing sector

Mengdi Liu, Bing Zhang, Qiang Geng

Journal Of Regulatory Economics，Vol. 530, No. 3

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2018

The sound of one hand clapping: transparency without accountability

Deborah Seligsohn, Mengdi Liu, Bing Zhang

Environmental Politics，Vol. 27, No. 5

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2017

Does environmental regulation affect labor demand in China? Evidence from the textile printing and dyeing industry

Mengdi Liu, Ronald Shadbegian, Bing Zhang

Journal Of Environmental Economics And Management，Vol. 860

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Mengdi Liu

Education and Experience

Employment

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

Technology, Enforcement Resources Allocation, and Environmental Performance

Local information, mismatch, and the cost of randomization in regulatory enforcement

Action Where Others Stalled: Long-Term Implications of Campaign-Style Central Environmental Inspection

Public environmental complaints and regulatory intensity

Dynamics of social media adoption in Chinese municipalities for environmental governance

Clearer flow, lower glow: Reassessing water valuation amid water quality improvement

Cheaper Rides, Cleaner Skies: The Impact of Free Public Transit Policies on Air Quality in Chinese Pilot Cities

Substitution or expansion: Effects of new energy vehicle subsidies on air quality

Transparency by Chinese cities reduces pollution violations and improves air quality

Beyond technology: reducing environmental information asymmetry by centralizing environmental monitoring

The Green Premium: Environmental Regulation, Environmental Risk and Property Value

Does the Squeaky Wheel Get More Grease? The Direct and Indirect Effects of Citizen Participation on Environmental Governance in Chinat

The role of government social media in enhancing environmental governance

Informal regulation by nongovernmental organizations enhances corporate compliance: Evidence from a nationwide randomized controlled trial in China

Blow the Lid Off: Public Complaints, Bargaining Power, and Government Responsiveness on Social Media

Environmental policy integration and performance: The effectiveness of China?s one permit management reform

Assessing the impact of green nudges on ozone concentration: Evidence from China's night refueling policy

Can trade liberalization promote green production? Evidence from China's manufacturing enterprises

Environmental Regulation, Compliance Strategies, and Productivity: Evidence from China

Policy Implementation Inconsistency and Emission Leakage: Evidence from The Closure of Polluting Firms

Do state-owned enterprises really have better environmental performance in China? Environmental regulation and corporate environmental strategies

Can public-private partnerships (PPPs) improve the environmental performance of urban sewage treatment?

The costs of blue sky: Environmental regulation, technology upgrading, and labor demand in China

Citizen Participation and Government Accountability: National-Scale Experimental Evidence from Pollution Appeals in China

Non-Governmental Monitoring of Local Governments Increases Compliance with Central Mandates: A National-Scale Field Experiment in China

环境规制对制造业就业的影响机制研究

Corporate pollution control strategies and labor demand: evidence from China's manufacturing sector

The sound of one hand clapping: transparency without accountability

Does environmental regulation affect labor demand in China? Evidence from the textile printing and dyeing industry

Research Interests