Does financial agglomeration promote the increase of energy efficiency in China?

• Published in: Energy policy Vol. 146; p. 111810
• Main Authors: Qu, Chenyao, Shao, Jun, Shi, Zhenkai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2020; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Agglomeration; China; Cities; Dynamic spatial panel; econometrics; economies of scale; Efficiency; Emissions control; Energy conservation; Energy development; Energy efficiency; Energy management; Energy policy; Financial agglomeration; Impact analysis; Innovations; Megacities; Panel data; Small cities; Spillover effect; Structural adjustment; Sustainable development; Theoretical analysis; China; Energy efficiency; China; Dynamic spatial panel; Financial agglomeration

Whether financial agglomeration is conducive to the improvement of energy efficiency is of great significance for China to better follow the path of energy conservation and emission reduction, and green sustainable development. Based on the balanced panel data of 285 cities in China from 2005 to 201...