Does differential electricity pricing eliminate backward production facilities?——Evidence from China's manufacturing industry

• Published in: Journal of cleaner production Vol. 435; p. 140349
• Main Authors: Sun, Chuanwang, Xu, Zhehong, Tan, Bing, Zhan, Yanhong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 05.01.2024
• Subjects: Backward production facilities; business enterprises; China; Difference-in-differences (DID); Differential electricity pricing (DEP); electricity; Enterprise exiting; industry; issues and policy; markets; probability; China; Enterprise exiting; Differential electricity pricing (DEP); Difference-in-differences (DID); Backward production facilities

Backward production poses a critical global challenge, especially in developing countries. Differential Electricity Pricing (DEP) policy for energy-intensive industries aimed at countering backward productions since 2004 in China could be a promising and effective policy tool. This is a subject dese...