Reply to Qi and Dong: Policy clarification and robustness of effects [Social Sciences]

The central concern in ref. 1 that the "timing of the policy shock is incorrect for key regions" is false. We received confirmation from the Ministry of Environmental Protection's representative who authored the policy document issued on February 27, 2013. We confirmed that by July 1, 2014, in the key...

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