国际经贸学院许政博士与合作者撰写的文章“Can development zones reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions of enterprises? Evidence from China”被期刊Journal of Asian Economics接受并正式发表。Journal of Asian Economics影响因子为2.9 ，是一本以经济综合研究为特色的国际著名期刊之一，重点关注亚洲国家经济的研究。

文章介绍

Can development zones reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions of enterprises? Evidence from China

摘要：Under the target of “carbon neutrality”, it is critical to test whether the establishment of development zones, as a widely presenting industrial policy, can promote carbon emissions reduction. Utilizing China Industrial Enterprise Database and China Industrial Enterprise Pollution Emission and Governance Database from 2000 to 2013, this paper employs a set of empirical methods including multiple-period difference-in-difference and propensity score matching tests to investigate the impact of development zone policy on carbon dioxide emissions and energy consumption of firms in the zones. The empirical findings demonstrate that the establishment of development zones can effectively promote energy saving, reduce carbon dioxide emissions and optimize energy structure by increasing firms’ use of clean energy sources. Furthermore, mechanism analysis shows that the establishment of development zones promotes technological innovation and exports of firms in the zones, leading to their energy saving and carbon emissions reductions.

作者简介

许政，男，汉族，籍贯江苏南通，美国康涅狄格大学经济学博士，哈佛大学博士后，研究方向：环境经济学，国际贸易学和劳动经济学。研究论文发表在《世界经济》、《产业经济研究》等，主持国家博士后基金项目和教育部青年基金项目。主要授课：计量经济学、国际经济学、环境经济学