| Title |
Do smart cities promote a green economy? Evidence from a quasi-experiment of 253 cities in China |
| ID_Doc |
39805 |
| Authors |
Liu, K; Meng, CY; Tan, J; Zhang, GL |
| Title |
Do smart cities promote a green economy? Evidence from a quasi-experiment of 253 cities in China |
| Year |
2023 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.eiar.2022.107009 |
| Abstract |
China's carbon neutrality target is not only a new requirement for energy development, but also a guide for the green and low-carbon development mode and direction of the whole economy. In order to achieve green and low-carbon goals, promote the construction of ecological civilization, and realize high-quality urban develop-ment, the Chinese government proposed the construction of "smart cities" in 2012. Using data from 279 cities in China from 2008 to 2020 and a multi-period difference-in-differences method, this paper empirically tested the impacts of the smart city constructions on the development of urban green economy. The results show that: the implementation of smart city has a significant impact in promoting the development of urban green economy, which is manifested in significantly reducing the pollutant emissions and energy intensity and has regional heterogeneity; Endogeneity issues arising from pilot selection are effectively addressed with the help of instru-mental variables; Furthermore, the impact mechanism of smart city on green economy is also analyzed. |
| Author Keywords |
Smart City; Green economy; Multi-period difference-in-differences model; IV |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000908378200001 |
| WoS Category |
Environmental Studies |
| Research Area |
Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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