The impact of market integration on urban carbon emission performance: Evidence from the Yangtze River Delta
Has the continuous development of market integration in the Yangtze River Delta promoted inter-city factor mobility and at the same time affected urban carbon emission performance? We comprehensively evaluate the level of market integration in terms of commodity market integration, industrial simila...
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| description | Has the continuous development of market integration in the Yangtze River Delta promoted inter-city factor mobility and at the same time affected urban carbon emission performance? We comprehensively evaluate the level of market integration in terms of commodity market integration, industrial similarity, and economic linkages, and construct a system of indicators for the carbon emission performance of cities in terms of economy, society, and environment. A two-way fixed-effects model is used to study the impact of market integration on urban carbon emission performance and its mechanism of action. The results show that the market integration and urban carbon emission performance levels in the Yangtze River Delta region have been steadily improved from 2011 to 2022. Market integration in the Yangtze River Delta has a significant effect on urban carbon emission performance. Heterogeneity analysis finds that the relationship is more significant in central cities. Mechanism tests show that market integration significantly improves urban carbon emission performance through industrial structure upgrading and inter-city technology spillovers. The findings of the study provide useful insights for promoting the level of market integration in the Yangtze River Delta and accelerating the realization of the ‘dual-carbon’ goal. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-17ad1affc1bb46a49503ac40ac64db542025-08-20T02:43:10ZengTaylor & Francis GroupSustainable Environment2765-85112025-12-0111110.1080/27658511.2025.2526264The impact of market integration on urban carbon emission performance: Evidence from the Yangtze River DeltaYong Ma0Ying Liu1Yaqi Li2School of Economics and Management, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai, ChinaHas the continuous development of market integration in the Yangtze River Delta promoted inter-city factor mobility and at the same time affected urban carbon emission performance? We comprehensively evaluate the level of market integration in terms of commodity market integration, industrial similarity, and economic linkages, and construct a system of indicators for the carbon emission performance of cities in terms of economy, society, and environment. A two-way fixed-effects model is used to study the impact of market integration on urban carbon emission performance and its mechanism of action. The results show that the market integration and urban carbon emission performance levels in the Yangtze River Delta region have been steadily improved from 2011 to 2022. Market integration in the Yangtze River Delta has a significant effect on urban carbon emission performance. Heterogeneity analysis finds that the relationship is more significant in central cities. Mechanism tests show that market integration significantly improves urban carbon emission performance through industrial structure upgrading and inter-city technology spillovers. The findings of the study provide useful insights for promoting the level of market integration in the Yangtze River Delta and accelerating the realization of the ‘dual-carbon’ goal.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/27658511.2025.2526264Yangtze River Deltamarket integrationcarbon emission performancemechanism testing |
| spellingShingle | Yong Ma Ying Liu Yaqi Li The impact of market integration on urban carbon emission performance: Evidence from the Yangtze River Delta Sustainable Environment Yangtze River Delta market integration carbon emission performance mechanism testing |
| title | The impact of market integration on urban carbon emission performance: Evidence from the Yangtze River Delta |
| title_full | The impact of market integration on urban carbon emission performance: Evidence from the Yangtze River Delta |
| title_fullStr | The impact of market integration on urban carbon emission performance: Evidence from the Yangtze River Delta |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of market integration on urban carbon emission performance: Evidence from the Yangtze River Delta |
| title_short | The impact of market integration on urban carbon emission performance: Evidence from the Yangtze River Delta |
| title_sort | impact of market integration on urban carbon emission performance evidence from the yangtze river delta |
| topic | Yangtze River Delta market integration carbon emission performance mechanism testing |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/27658511.2025.2526264 |
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