Place-based policy and urban green technology innovation: Evidence from the revitalization of old revolutionary base areas in China

Nie, Changfei; Ye, Susu; Feng, Yuan

doi:10.1016/j.eap.2024.02.020

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“…(3) Control province-year joint fixed effects. To eliminate the effect of unobservable provincial changes over time, we further control province-year joint fixed effects [53]. As shown in Panel C of Table 12, the coefficients of Pilot * Time are still positive and significant at the 1% level, which indicates our finding is reliable.…”

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confidence: 68%

“…To further overcome the problem of selective bias without causing sample size loss, we refer to Feng et al [53] and use the entropy balancing method for estimation. Specifically, we use the six control variables in the benchmark model as feature variables and then find a set of weights that make the mean, variance, and skewness of the main feature variables of the experimental group and the control group basically equal.…”

Section: Entropy Balancing Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Consequently, the development of replacement industries lags behind, resulting in a lack of sustainable urban development momentum, a relative shortage of high-tech talents, and insufficient support for GI activities. Before using the DID model, we should meet the parallel trend supposition, which reflects the change of samples in the experimental and control cities and should be consistent before policy implementation [53]. For the purposes of this study, the consistent GI trend of the NEEC and non-NEEC is what we need to understand before policy implementation.…”

Section: Heterogeneity Analysis 441 Geographical Location Heterogeneitymentioning

confidence: 97%

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Can an Energy Transition Strategy Induce Urban Green Innovation? Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in China

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Green innovation is a new driving force to promote green and low-carbon development. Whether an energy transition strategy can induce green innovation is an important question that has not been clearly answered. With the help of panel data from 281 cities in China during 2007–2021, this study considers China’s new energy exemplary city policy as a quasi-natural experiment and conducts a difference-in-differences model to explore the effects and mechanisms of energy transition strategy on urban green innovation. The results show that a new energy exemplary city effectively induces urban green innovation, with mediating mechanisms of increasing government financial support, promoting human capital agglomeration, and improving energy efficiency. The moderating mechanisms test reveals that environmental regulation and intellectual property protection play a positive moderating role in the promotion of green innovation through the new energy exemplary city policy. Heterogeneity analysis suggests that the new energy exemplary city policy has a stronger effect on promoting green innovation in eastern regions and non-resource-based cities. Our findings not only enrich our understanding of the relationship between energy transition strategy and green innovation but also provide a reference for policymakers to promote energy transition and green innovation.

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“…The benchmark regression results suggest that the ECER policy has a prominent CE reduction effect. However, there may be some non-randomness in the selection process, resulting in sample selection bias in the research results [60]. To solve this problem, we exploit the PSM-DID method.…”

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Green Public Finance and “Dual Control” of Carbon Emissions: New Evidence from China

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In response to the escalating global climate change, countries are progressively adopting green public finance as a crucial instrument for achieving carbon neutrality. This study considers energy conservation and emission reduction (ECER) in demonstration cities’ construction as a natural experiment and verifies the effect of green public finance on total carbon emissions (TCEs) and carbon emission intensity (CEI) by using a difference-in-differences (DID) model with the help of the panel data of 276 Chinese cities from 2006 to 2019. The empirical results indicate that (1) the ECER policy effectively reduces CEs in the demonstration cities, resulting in a reduction of TCEs by 13.13% and CEI by 12.90%; (2) the ECER policy can help optimize energy structure, accelerate green technology innovation, and improve energy efficiency, thus promoting “dual control” of CEs; and (3) the CE reduction effect of the ECER policy is stronger in western cities, southern cities, lower-administrative-level cities, and cities with weaker financial strength, which has a typical “supporting the weak” effect. Based on this, we conclude that green public finance is conducive to promoting “dual control” of CEs. Our conclusions not only enrich the theoretical research on green public finance but also provide governments with empirical evidence to implement more effective green public finance policies and expedite carbon neutrality.

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“…To promote sustainable development, countries around the world typically promote the coordination of ecological environment (eco-environment) as well as economic development [1,2]. As the world's largest developing country, China has serious challenges in both aspects [3].…”

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Analyzing Coupling Coordination of Pollution and Carbon Reduction with High-Quality Economic Development: A Case Study of China’s Yangtze River Economic Belt

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2024

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Promoting the synergy of pollution and carbon reduction (PCR), as well as accelerating high-quality economic development (HQED), are the two major tasks of China’s current economic development. Thus, it is crucial to achieve a deep integration between PCR and HQED. We first construct the indicator system of PCR and HQED, and use the entropy method to assign weights to the indicator system. The coupling coordination model often portrays the level of coordinated development between systems. We apply this model to measure the synergistic relationship between PCR and HQED in 108 cities of the Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) in China from 2006 to 2021.We further analyze its spatial-temporal characteristics, regional differences, and convergence. The results reveal that the coupling coordination degree (CCD) between PCR and HQED in the YREB increases from 0.4234 in 2006 to 0.5832 in 2021. A higher CCD reflects a better coordinated developmental relationship between the two subsystems, and the relationship between the PCR and HQED shifts from on the verge of being uncoordinated to barely coordinated. Meanwhile, the CCD of the YREB shows a trend of decreasing downstream, midstream, and upstream, with significant spatial positive autocorrelation characteristics. Moreover, the overall differences in the CCD of the YREB from 2006 to 2021 show a fluctuating trend, with larger contributions of inter-regional differences and intra-regional differences. The convergence model reflects whether there is a tendency for the coupling coordination differences to narrow. Finally, the model indicates that there is no σ convergence but exists β convergence in the CCD of the YREB. Convergence is fastest in the downstream, followed by the midstream, and slowest in the upstream. The study reveals that the CCD of the YREB is increasing and has significant positive spatial correlation characteristics. It could utilize inter-city synergies, implement integrated strategies, and promote synergies between PCR and HQED in accordance with local conditions. Our findings provide empirical evidence and policy references for effectively promoting the deep integration of PCR with HQED.

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Place-based policy and urban green technology innovation: Evidence from the revitalization of old revolutionary base areas in China

Cited by 11 publications

References 52 publications

Can an Energy Transition Strategy Induce Urban Green Innovation? Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in China

Can an Energy Transition Strategy Induce Urban Green Innovation? Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in China

Green Public Finance and “Dual Control” of Carbon Emissions: New Evidence from China

Analyzing Coupling Coordination of Pollution and Carbon Reduction with High-Quality Economic Development: A Case Study of China’s Yangtze River Economic Belt

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