Market Integration and Regional Green Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from China’s Province-Level Data

Abstract

The development of market integration has an important effect on regional green total factor productivity (GTFP). Based on the panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2008 to 2017, this paper studies the spatial effect and transmission mechanism of market integration on regional green total factor productivity by calculating the Malmquist–Luenburger index and using spatial econometric models. It was found that market integration can promote the improvement of regional green total factor productivity. This positive effect is not only directly reflected in the region, it also indirectly promotes the growth of GTFP in nearby regions. In addition, market integration has shown significant positive effects on efficiency improvement and technological progress, and market integration has affected regional green total factor productivity through them. The above conclusions are of great significance for China to develop a green economy and promote high-quality economic transformation.

Analyzing the Effect of Local Government Competition on Green Total Factor Productivity From the Market Segmentation Perspective in China—Evidence From a Three-Stage DEA Model

“…This indicates that local government competition inhibits GTFP by market segmentation. Our findings adhere to those obtained by Wang J. et al (2021) and Hou and Song (2021), which also fulfilled our expectations. Hence, market segmentation is conducive to protecting the (Bian et al, 2019).…”

“…This results in a low level of efficiency in the use of production factors and failure of economies of scale (Poncet, 2003;Hsieh and Klenow, 2009;Hubbard, 2014). For example, Hou and Song (2021) noted the positive spillover effects of market integration on GTFP not only within regions but also in neighboring regions. Simultaneously, in the market segmentation, local protectionism prevails and collusion between government and enterprises is serious, which leads to a lack of fairness and marketization in energy and resource distribution.…”

“…Local protectionism occurs when local governments protect their key industries through administrative interventions in factor markets, setting trade barriers, or using invisible preferential policies for local economic interests, resulting in market segmentation (Li and Lin, 2017). Market segmentation not only contributes to distorting the economic operation system but also does not facilitate the optimal allocation of factor resources (Hou and Song, 2021). The Chinese government has implemented a series of policy practices to reduce the constraints of market segmentation on economic operations and factor flows.…”

Intelligence and Green Total Factor Productivity Based on China’s Province-Level Manufacturing Data

“…In the literature, Hou [39] introduced the green total factor productivity model to measure the effect of market integration on GTFP. The economic model of the current article mainly draws on their ideas and changes them.…”

Research on the spatial association network structure for innovation efficiency of China’s new energy vehicle industry and its influencing factors

“…However, these documents mainly focus on efficiency measurement and efficiency evaluation. Due to the large regional differences in the development of the NEVs, especially in the context of the integration of the Chinese market, production factors such as capital, talents, and technology have formed cross-regional liquidity [ 13 ], and the innovation efficiency shows the characteristics of network relevance, modularity, and sub-group cohesion. Researching on the NEV industry from the perspective of individual effects alone, it cannot objectively reflect the development status of the NEV industry.…”