Can China railway express improve environmental efficiency? Evidence from China's cities

被引：24

作者：

Hu, Shuo ^{[1
]}

Wang, Ailun ^{[1
]}

Du, Keri ^{[2
]}

Si, Lulu ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Southwestern Univ Finance & Econ, Sch Econ, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, Peoples R China

[2] Xiamen Univ, China Inst Studies Energy Policy, Collaborat Innovat Ctr Energy Econ & Energy Policy, Sch Management, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, Peoples R China

来源：

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW | 2023年 / 99卷

基金：

中国国家自然科学基金;

关键词：

China railway express; Environmental efficiency; Difference-in-differences analysis; Spatial spillover; FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; JOINT IMPACT; TECHNOLOGY; ENERGY; INFRASTRUCTURE; POLICY; TRADE; GREEN; BELT;

D O I：

10.1016/j.eiar.2022.107005

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

China Railway Express (CRE) has changed the cargo transportation between China and Europe, as well as the environmental efficiency of relevant cities. This paper uses panel data for China's 256 cities from 2005 to 2018 and multi-period difference-in-differences (DID) method to study the impact and influence mechanism of CRE on environmental efficiency. The results found that the implementation of CRE has significantly improved environmental efficiency. The opening of CRE has improved environmental performance by promoting technological innovation and reducing the introduction of polluting foreign investment. The paper further examines and verifies that there are effects on resource crowding out and knowledge spillover between cities. The opening of CRE has a much greater impact on knowledge spillover. This study provides useful policy insights for improving environmental efficiency.

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