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Title	The effect of mandatory environmental regulation on green development efficiency: evidence from China
ID_Doc	31605
Authors	Zhan, L; Guo, P; Pan, GQ
Title	The effect of mandatory environmental regulation on green development efficiency: evidence from China
Year	2023
Published	Environmental Science And Pollution Research, 30, 4
Abstract	The existing literature finds that mandatory environmental regulation (MER) can significantly reduce environmental pollution. However, much less is known about how the implementation of MER affects green development efficiency (GDE). Based on the Air Pollution Control Action Plan which was enforced in 2013 in China's most developed regions as an exogenous shock, we find that first, MER has a significant negative effect on the improvement of GDE by reducing regional scale efficiency. Second, MER mainly reduces the GDE of cities with stronger regulation intensities and with larger economic volumes. Third, MER also has a negative impact on regional green total factor productivity by changing technical progress. We suggest that when implementing MER, governments should enhance regional and global cooperation, promote green technology, and use comprehensive policy tools to stimulate firms' green innovation.
PDF	https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11356-022-22815-1.pdf

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