Poison or catalyst? How do energy saving targets matter for firm-level productivity in China

Abstract China’s Top-10000 Enterprises Energy Conservation and Low Carbon Program, enacted in 2011, sets binding energy saving targets for enterprises. However, whether energy saving target setting is a poison or a catalyst remains controversial, and no research has been conducted on how the targets...

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Main Authors: Pan Zhang, Acheng Zhang, Zitao Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2024-03-01
Series:Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-02918-5