The impact of the new energy demonstration city policy on the green total factor productivity of resource-based cities: empirical evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China

• Published in: Journal of environmental planning and management Vol. 66; no. 2; pp. 293 - 326
• Main Authors: Yang, Xiaodong, Wang, Weilong, Wu, Haitao, Wang, Jianlong, Ran, Qiying, Ren, Siyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 29.11.2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: administrative management; China; Cities; data collection; Development strategies; Difference-in-differences; Economic development; economic systems; Energy; Energy development; Energy policy; Energy transition; Green total factor productivity; Innovations; issues and policy; Layout; New energy demonstration city policy; Productivity; Propensity; Resource-based cities; Technological change; technology; China

The new energy demonstration city policy (NEDC), an essential economic system aiming to implement innovative development strategies and energy structure transformations in China, is crucial for solving the current plight of resource-based cities. This paper studies the effect of the implementation o...