Reform of eco-governance and the green performance: a quasi-natural experiment based on the national ecological civilization pilot zone in China

The national ecological civilization pilot zone policy is a comprehensive and integrated innovation strategy for China’s current ecological and environmental governance. Compared to conventional single-dimensional environmental regulation policies, the pilot zone policy has more diversified policy g...

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Main Authors: Dan Wu, Xunzhou Ma, Fengzhen Cai, Li Liu, Yang Xu, Yuxin Tu
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Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Communications
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/addfae
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author Dan Wu
Xunzhou Ma
Fengzhen Cai
Li Liu
Yang Xu
Yuxin Tu
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Li Liu
Yang Xu
Yuxin Tu
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description The national ecological civilization pilot zone policy is a comprehensive and integrated innovation strategy for China’s current ecological and environmental governance. Compared to conventional single-dimensional environmental regulation policies, the pilot zone policy has more diversified policy goals, richer policy implementation paths, and broader policy targets, exhibiting characteristics of composite policy portfolio. In this paper, the green total factor productivity of 283 prefecture-level cities in China from 2006 to 2021 was estimated based on the SBM-DEA model. And, the impact of the pilot zone policy on green total factor productivity was examined based on a difference-in-difference with multiple time periods model. The results show that the pilot zone policy significantly improved green total factor productivity in pilot provinces‌, mainly through the mediation effect of technological innovation and industrial restructuring. The conclusion still held after placebo test and robustness test.
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spelling doaj-art-447bb64d17524bcd9303ead71b093d522025-08-20T03:31:15ZengIOP PublishingEnvironmental Research Communications2515-76202025-01-017606502010.1088/2515-7620/addfaeReform of eco-governance and the green performance: a quasi-natural experiment based on the national ecological civilization pilot zone in ChinaDan Wu0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0113-3908Xunzhou Ma1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9790-465XFengzhen Cai2Li Liu3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3312-040XYang Xu4https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6648-4808Yuxin Tu5School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hainan University , Haikou, 570228, People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Economics, Southwest Minzu University , Chengdu, 610041, People’s Republic of ChinaCollege of International Tourism and Public Administration, Hainan University , Haikou, 570228, People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology , Guangzhou, 510641, People’s Republic of ChinaCollege of International Tourism and Public Administration, Hainan University , Haikou, 570228, People’s Republic of ChinaCollege of Fisheries and Life Science, Hainan Tropical Ocean University , Sanya, 572022, People’s Republic of ChinaThe national ecological civilization pilot zone policy is a comprehensive and integrated innovation strategy for China’s current ecological and environmental governance. Compared to conventional single-dimensional environmental regulation policies, the pilot zone policy has more diversified policy goals, richer policy implementation paths, and broader policy targets, exhibiting characteristics of composite policy portfolio. In this paper, the green total factor productivity of 283 prefecture-level cities in China from 2006 to 2021 was estimated based on the SBM-DEA model. And, the impact of the pilot zone policy on green total factor productivity was examined based on a difference-in-difference with multiple time periods model. The results show that the pilot zone policy significantly improved green total factor productivity in pilot provinces‌, mainly through the mediation effect of technological innovation and industrial restructuring. The conclusion still held after placebo test and robustness test.https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/addfaegreen total factor productivitynational ecological civilization pilot zonetechnological innovationindustrial restructuring
spellingShingle Dan Wu
Xunzhou Ma
Fengzhen Cai
Li Liu
Yang Xu
Yuxin Tu
Reform of eco-governance and the green performance: a quasi-natural experiment based on the national ecological civilization pilot zone in China
Environmental Research Communications
green total factor productivity
national ecological civilization pilot zone
technological innovation
industrial restructuring
title Reform of eco-governance and the green performance: a quasi-natural experiment based on the national ecological civilization pilot zone in China
title_full Reform of eco-governance and the green performance: a quasi-natural experiment based on the national ecological civilization pilot zone in China
title_fullStr Reform of eco-governance and the green performance: a quasi-natural experiment based on the national ecological civilization pilot zone in China
title_full_unstemmed Reform of eco-governance and the green performance: a quasi-natural experiment based on the national ecological civilization pilot zone in China
title_short Reform of eco-governance and the green performance: a quasi-natural experiment based on the national ecological civilization pilot zone in China
title_sort reform of eco governance and the green performance a quasi natural experiment based on the national ecological civilization pilot zone in china
topic green total factor productivity
national ecological civilization pilot zone
technological innovation
industrial restructuring
url https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/addfae
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