Impact of Carbon Trading System on Green Economic Growth in China
Whether China’s economy can maintain sustainable growth has been debated both in China and internationally, and the most representative critique has been summarized in the “Krugman Query”. Faced with such doubts, how to achieve a “win-win” for economic growth and environmental protection has become...
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| author | Xin Nie Zhoupeng Chen Linfang Yang Qiaoling Wang Jiaxin He Huixian Qin Han Wang |
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| description | Whether China’s economy can maintain sustainable growth has been debated both in China and internationally, and the most representative critique has been summarized in the “Krugman Query”. Faced with such doubts, how to achieve a “win-win” for economic growth and environmental protection has become one of the central objectives of local government work while striving for the new vision of development. Taking China’s carbon trading pilot policy as an example, and based on panel data of 30 provincial administrative regions in China from 2001 to 2018, this paper uses the Data Envelopment Analysis-Malmquist index model and the Propensity Score Matching-Difference in Difference method to measure the level of green economic growth from two aspects: green development mode and economic growth effect, and further explore the impact of China’s carbon trading system on green economic growth. The results show that the implementation of the carbon trading system promoted both the green development level and economic growth of pilot cities, and positively affected green total factor productivity, refuting the “Krugman Query”. Finally, the study puts forward a series of recommendations in strengthening environmental regulation, improving green technology innovation, and developing low-carbon industries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-50871d9887bf46918b7602ed8ee6ec862023-12-01T23:53:22ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2022-07-01118119910.3390/land11081199Impact of Carbon Trading System on Green Economic Growth in ChinaXin Nie0Zhoupeng Chen1Linfang Yang2Qiaoling Wang3Jiaxin He4Huixian Qin5Han Wang6School of Public Administration, Guangxi University, No 100, Da Xue Road, Nanning 530004, ChinaSchool of Public Administration, Guangxi University, No 100, Da Xue Road, Nanning 530004, ChinaSchool of Public Administration, Guangxi University, No 100, Da Xue Road, Nanning 530004, ChinaSchool of Public Administration, Guangxi University, No 100, Da Xue Road, Nanning 530004, ChinaSchool of Public Administration, Guangxi University, No 100, Da Xue Road, Nanning 530004, ChinaSchool of Public Administration, Guangxi University, No 100, Da Xue Road, Nanning 530004, ChinaSchool of Public Administration, Guangxi University, No 100, Da Xue Road, Nanning 530004, ChinaWhether China’s economy can maintain sustainable growth has been debated both in China and internationally, and the most representative critique has been summarized in the “Krugman Query”. Faced with such doubts, how to achieve a “win-win” for economic growth and environmental protection has become one of the central objectives of local government work while striving for the new vision of development. Taking China’s carbon trading pilot policy as an example, and based on panel data of 30 provincial administrative regions in China from 2001 to 2018, this paper uses the Data Envelopment Analysis-Malmquist index model and the Propensity Score Matching-Difference in Difference method to measure the level of green economic growth from two aspects: green development mode and economic growth effect, and further explore the impact of China’s carbon trading system on green economic growth. The results show that the implementation of the carbon trading system promoted both the green development level and economic growth of pilot cities, and positively affected green total factor productivity, refuting the “Krugman Query”. Finally, the study puts forward a series of recommendations in strengthening environmental regulation, improving green technology innovation, and developing low-carbon industries.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/8/1199carbon trading systemgreen economic growthdata envelopment analysis-Malmquist index modelpropensity score matching-difference in differences method |
| spellingShingle | Xin Nie Zhoupeng Chen Linfang Yang Qiaoling Wang Jiaxin He Huixian Qin Han Wang Impact of Carbon Trading System on Green Economic Growth in China Land carbon trading system green economic growth data envelopment analysis-Malmquist index model propensity score matching-difference in differences method |
| title | Impact of Carbon Trading System on Green Economic Growth in China |
| title_full | Impact of Carbon Trading System on Green Economic Growth in China |
| title_fullStr | Impact of Carbon Trading System on Green Economic Growth in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of Carbon Trading System on Green Economic Growth in China |
| title_short | Impact of Carbon Trading System on Green Economic Growth in China |
| title_sort | impact of carbon trading system on green economic growth in china |
| topic | carbon trading system green economic growth data envelopment analysis-Malmquist index model propensity score matching-difference in differences method |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/8/1199 |
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