Evaluating the impact of free trade zone construction on urban air pollution in China—Empirical evidence from a spatial differences-in-differences approach

The construction of China’s Free Trade Zone (FTZ) is an important strategy for China’s thorough deepening of opening up and achievement of long-term high-quality development. Based on the panel data of 283 prefecture-level and above cities in China from 2008–2019, this paper adopts the methods of Sp...

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Main Authors: Bailu Lou, Baiwei Xie, Peng Liu, Mingzi Zhu, Wangzi Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.1075138/full