Can China’s ecological civilization strike a balance between economic benefits and green efficiency? A preliminary province-based quasi-natural experiment
To encourage the building of a development route for ecological civilization construction which commensurates with China’s unique national conditions, early demonstration and pilot ecological civilization zones should be built. This study aims to investigate the effects of ecological civilization co...
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| description | To encourage the building of a development route for ecological civilization construction which commensurates with China’s unique national conditions, early demonstration and pilot ecological civilization zones should be built. This study aims to investigate the effects of ecological civilization construction policies on regional total factor productivity, green total factor productivity, and the methods of action by using panel data from 30 provinces in Mainland China from 2005 to 2020. Our findings indicate that the pilot eco-civilization policies have a more significant effect on the promotion of green total factor production, while the effect on total factor productivity is average. Furthermore, the main purpose of the ecological civilization construction pilot is to improve the level of green innovation, optimise the industrial structure and promote the allocation of factors to achieve a win-win situation for regional economic development and green benefits. Moreover, under different levels of economic growth, the pilot eco-civilization policies have a more significant effect on the promotion of green total factor at various stages of economic growth and industrialization. There are also clear discrepancies in how well ecological civilization construction programmes are implemented. Thus, in order to support high-quality regional economic development, it is crucial to continue to advance and promote the pilot eco-civilization initiatives. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-337c163382e64644aa7c9199ea3eba7b2022-12-22T03:37:04ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-10-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.10277251027725Can China’s ecological civilization strike a balance between economic benefits and green efficiency? A preliminary province-based quasi-natural experimentYushan Li0Baoliu Liu1Pu Zhao2Lin Peng3Zhilin Luo4Research Institute for Eco-Civilization, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, ChinaFaculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, MalaysiaDiscipline of International Business, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaGeneral Education Faculty, Chongqing Industry Polytechnic College, Chongqing, ChinaTo encourage the building of a development route for ecological civilization construction which commensurates with China’s unique national conditions, early demonstration and pilot ecological civilization zones should be built. This study aims to investigate the effects of ecological civilization construction policies on regional total factor productivity, green total factor productivity, and the methods of action by using panel data from 30 provinces in Mainland China from 2005 to 2020. Our findings indicate that the pilot eco-civilization policies have a more significant effect on the promotion of green total factor production, while the effect on total factor productivity is average. Furthermore, the main purpose of the ecological civilization construction pilot is to improve the level of green innovation, optimise the industrial structure and promote the allocation of factors to achieve a win-win situation for regional economic development and green benefits. Moreover, under different levels of economic growth, the pilot eco-civilization policies have a more significant effect on the promotion of green total factor at various stages of economic growth and industrialization. There are also clear discrepancies in how well ecological civilization construction programmes are implemented. Thus, in order to support high-quality regional economic development, it is crucial to continue to advance and promote the pilot eco-civilization initiatives.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1027725/fullecological civilizationtotal factor productivitygreen total factor productivityeconomic dividendgreen efficiency |
| spellingShingle | Yushan Li Baoliu Liu Pu Zhao Lin Peng Zhilin Luo Can China’s ecological civilization strike a balance between economic benefits and green efficiency? A preliminary province-based quasi-natural experiment Frontiers in Psychology ecological civilization total factor productivity green total factor productivity economic dividend green efficiency |
| title | Can China’s ecological civilization strike a balance between economic benefits and green efficiency? A preliminary province-based quasi-natural experiment |
| title_full | Can China’s ecological civilization strike a balance between economic benefits and green efficiency? A preliminary province-based quasi-natural experiment |
| title_fullStr | Can China’s ecological civilization strike a balance between economic benefits and green efficiency? A preliminary province-based quasi-natural experiment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can China’s ecological civilization strike a balance between economic benefits and green efficiency? A preliminary province-based quasi-natural experiment |
| title_short | Can China’s ecological civilization strike a balance between economic benefits and green efficiency? A preliminary province-based quasi-natural experiment |
| title_sort | can china s ecological civilization strike a balance between economic benefits and green efficiency a preliminary province based quasi natural experiment |
| topic | ecological civilization total factor productivity green total factor productivity economic dividend green efficiency |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1027725/full |
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