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Using data of 265 Chinese cities from 2010 to 2017, we studied the impact of access to digital financial services on green technology advances in the context of regional competition. We found that access to digital financial services significantly promotes green technology advances within the region but inhibits those in other regions. We also found that modest regional competition can promote green technology advances, whereas excessive competition impairs the positive relationship between access to digital financial services and green technology advances. We identified a significantly positive spatial spillover effect for green technology advances.
Zhangsheng Liu; Xiaolu Zhang; Liuqingqing Yang; Yinjie Shen. Access to Digital Financial Services and Green Technology Advances: Regional Evidence from China. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4927 .
AMA StyleZhangsheng Liu, Xiaolu Zhang, Liuqingqing Yang, Yinjie Shen. Access to Digital Financial Services and Green Technology Advances: Regional Evidence from China. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (9):4927.
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhangsheng Liu; Xiaolu Zhang; Liuqingqing Yang; Yinjie Shen. 2021. "Access to Digital Financial Services and Green Technology Advances: Regional Evidence from China." Sustainability 13, no. 9: 4927.
This paper examines the environmental effect of flattening administrative structure on local water quality. By taking the County-Power-Expansion reform as a quasi-natural experiment for delayering, we employ the Generalized Difference-in-Differences (GDD) model and a unique county-level dataset from 2004 to 2010 to examine the impact of this reform on county water pollution. The results show that, after this reform, the water pollution indicators of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), NH3-N, and Permanganate in pilot counties decrease by 21.9%, 21.8%, and 14.3%, respectively, while dissolved oxygen (DO) as a reverse pollution index increases by 5.74%. Through the identification of intermediary mechanisms, this paper finds that the structure upgrading effect, the fiscal improvement effect, and demand anti-driving effect are the main factors. In conclusion, delayering can significantly improve local environmental performance. It provides a new direction for the local government to implement a comprehensive flattening structural reform and win the battle against severe environmental pollution.
Deyong Song; Qi Zhang; Liuqingqing Yang. Environmental effect of flattening administrative structure on local water quality: A county-level analysis of China’s County-Power-Expansion reform. Journal of Cleaner Production 2020, 276, 123256 .
AMA StyleDeyong Song, Qi Zhang, Liuqingqing Yang. Environmental effect of flattening administrative structure on local water quality: A county-level analysis of China’s County-Power-Expansion reform. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2020; 276 ():123256.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDeyong Song; Qi Zhang; Liuqingqing Yang. 2020. "Environmental effect of flattening administrative structure on local water quality: A county-level analysis of China’s County-Power-Expansion reform." Journal of Cleaner Production 276, no. : 123256.
This study examines the environmental effects of decentralization on water quality in Chinese counties near the border of cities using data from local monitoring stations. Applying the generalized difference-in-difference-in-differences method, this analysis takes the province-managing-county reform as a quasi-natural experiment for decentralization and shows that four indexes of water quality in reformed counties near city borders are 10%–20% better than that of otherwise identical counties. This study suggests that the reform has a positive effect on environments near borders, which is attributed to the mitigation effect of increased public revenue, the mechanization effect of mechanized agriculture, and the home market effect of a narrowed market. By providing an intensive analysis of the three mechanisms, the paper implies that a well-designed decentralization reform can benefit the environment in addition to meeting its economic goals.
Qi Zhang; Liuqingqing Yang; Deyong Song. Environmental effect of decentralization on water quality near the border of cities: Evidence from China’s Province-managing-county reform. Science of The Total Environment 2019, 708, 135154 .
AMA StyleQi Zhang, Liuqingqing Yang, Deyong Song. Environmental effect of decentralization on water quality near the border of cities: Evidence from China’s Province-managing-county reform. Science of The Total Environment. 2019; 708 ():135154.
Chicago/Turabian StyleQi Zhang; Liuqingqing Yang; Deyong Song. 2019. "Environmental effect of decentralization on water quality near the border of cities: Evidence from China’s Province-managing-county reform." Science of The Total Environment 708, no. : 135154.