Does the opening of high-speed railways improve urban livability? Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China

Zhao, Junfeng; Yan, Jinling; Ran, Qiying; Yang, Xiaodong; Su, Xufeng; Jia-heng, Shen

doi:10.1016/j.seps.2022.101275

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“…Therefore, cities, which hold the skyscrapers, can be regarded as treatment group and its effect can construct as a quasi-natural experiment. Compared with other evaluation methods, the double difference method is more scientific and the result of estimation is more accurate (Zhao et al ., 2022). So, we employ DID method to identify the impact of skyscraper construction on economic development.…”

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Skyscraper height and urban development in developing countries: economy and trade

Zhao

Mao

2023

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PurposeThis study aims to investigate the factors affecting urban economic development in emerging economic market countries and to provide a new research perspective on urban skyscraper construction.Design/methodology/approachAn empirical analysis based on a difference-in-differences (DID) model is conducted using data of urban data in China that expand into developed markets from 2003 to 2018.FindingsThe results of the spatial heterogeneity test indicate that the construction of skyscrapers has a significant promotional effect on the eastern city's economy. In contrast, it has a significant inhibitory effect in the central and western regions. Further findings demonstrate that the construction of skyscrapers can influence urban economic development by promoting industrial agglomeration, especially when the transmission effect of the diversified accumulation of tertiary industry is more prominent. The expansion analysis shows that skyscrapers have increased the level of trade in the city, and the impact on trade has an optimal height.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper focuses on the economic and trade effects of skyscrapers, and the optimal height of skyscrapers needs to be discussed in more depth, which is also the next problem the researchers need to study.Practical implicationsThe government should attach importance to and promote the construction of urban skyscrapers, and do a good job in overall planning and design. The city should formulate preferential policies in land, taxation, finance, system and other aspects to increase support for urban skyscraper construction and promote local economic development.Originality/valueThis study focuses on the impact of urban skyscraper construction on the economic and trade development of cities in developing countries, which not only complements the relevant research on the economic effects of urban skyscraper construction, but also helps to provide reference for the sustainable development of urbanization in many developing countries.

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Section: Empirical Strategymentioning

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Skyscraper height and urban development in developing countries: economy and trade

Zhao

Mao

2023

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“…The fundamental tenet of the DID method is to produce difference-in-differences statistics that indicate the impact of the policy by comparing the difference between the control group and the treatment group before and after the adoption of the policy (Yang et al, 2021). Since policies are often exogenous in relation to microeconomic entities, the problem of endogenous problems can be avoided to a significant extent (Zhao et al, 2022a;Yang et al, 2023). The traditional DID model presupposes that all individuals of the experimental group experience the effects of a policy at the same time (Abadie, 2005).…”

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The impact of new ambient air quality standards on green total factor energy efficiency: Evidence from an environmental information disclosure policy in China

Liu

Wen²,

Ding³

2023

Front. Environ. Sci.

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The implementation of the new ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) in 2012 is a milestone in China’s environmental information disclosure process. The fully automated collection and publication of pollution information provides a convenient way to measure the environmental protection process around the country. This paper investigates the association between NAAQS and green total factor energy efficiency (GTFEE) enhancement in Chinese resource-based cities, using the generalized multiperiod DID method and 2004–2019 panel data from 282 prefecture-level cities. We find that the implementation of this NAAQS significantly promotes GTFEE’s improvement in China’s resource-based cities. Furthermore, we discover that both the type of industrial base and the initial public monitoring motivation influence the improvement effect of the NAAQS on GTFEE. In further studies, NAAQS enhances GTFEE through industrial structure optimization, and the magnitude of the local NAAQS effect is influenced by the level of green innovation. Finally, we make recommendations including implementing targeted environmental regulations and enhancing environmental information regulation.

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“…Digital economy is a new economic development model characterized by being dynamic, extensive, and innovative (Teece, D. J., 2018;. It can improve R&D and production efficiency, and more importantly add a "green component" to economic life (Lanshina et al, 2020;Zhao et al, 2022), thus becoming a "new engine" to propel UGED. Chinese Central Committee set a high value on digital economy.…”

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Can digital economy be a “new engine” for urban green economy development? An empirical analysis of Chinese cities

Zhao

Yan

2023

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Digitization and greening are the vital driving force of China’s economic transformation. Whether they can drive collaboratively China’s economy is the key to realizing sustainable development. In this study, a super efficiency EBM model is applied to calculate the urban green economy development (UGED) level of 266 Chinese cities between 2011 and 2020, and then the dynamic SDM and intermediary effect models are employed to explore the impact and transmission mechanism of digital economy on UGED. Furthermore, it is also investigated whether digital economy and UGED have a nonlinear relationship. In the findings, digital economy is capable of significantly boosting UGED in the local city and its neighborhood, but significant differences exist in different regions and economic development stages. As a result of the transmission mechanism test, it may be found that digital economy could indirectly boost UGED through technology, structure, and allocation effects. The impact of digital economy on UGED has a double threshold due to the significant difference in the urban economic development level. The digital economy is increasingly contributing to UGED as the local economy develops. Therefore, local governments should develop digital economy in line with the local conditions so that its engine role in driving UGED can be given full play.

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Does the opening of high-speed railways improve urban livability? Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China

Cited by 24 publications

References 52 publications

Skyscraper height and urban development in developing countries: economy and trade

Skyscraper height and urban development in developing countries: economy and trade

The impact of new ambient air quality standards on green total factor energy efficiency: Evidence from an environmental information disclosure policy in China

Can digital economy be a “new engine” for urban green economy development? An empirical analysis of Chinese cities

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