Can environmental regulation promote urban innovation in the underdeveloped coastal regions of western China?
Can environmental regulation promote urban innovation in the underdeveloped coastal regions of western China?
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环境规制能否促进西部沿海欠发达地区的城市创新？
DOI：
10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104709
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发表时间：
2021-08-04
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影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Wang, Han
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作者：
Nie, Xin;Wu, Jianxian;Wang, Han
波特假说认为，环境监管可以促进创新。中国面临着严峻的环境压力和创新需求，他的目标是到2035年成为最具创新力的国家之一。中国地域辽阔，发展不平衡，要实现这一目标，既要靠东部经济发达的沿海城市，也要靠西部欠发达沿海城市的影响。在此背景下，本研究采用综合控制的方法，考察了欠发达沿海城市环境规制与创新之间的因果关系。实证分析结果表明，环境规制促进了中国西部沿海欠发达地区的创新，并验证了波特假说在发展中国家欠发达地区的适用性。研究表明，不发达的沿海城市之间存在一定的差异，因此，无论是中国还是其他发展中国家，都应该根据当地的情况制定具体的环境监管政策。具体到中国，广西政府应采取严格的海洋环境监管政策，迫使防城港工业企业向更清洁、更可持续的生产转变，并应继续推动城市的创新发展。来自世界上最大的发展中国家的证据表明，与环境库兹涅茨曲线的观点相反，环境监管和创新可以为欠发达地区带来双赢。
The Porter hypothesis states that environmental regulation can promote innovation. China faces serious environmental pressure and demand for innovation, and has a goal of becoming one of the most innovative countries by 2035. Due to China's vast territory and uneven development, realizing this goal will depend on both the economically developed coastal cities in the east, and the influence of underdeveloped coastal cities in the west. Given this context, this study investigates the causal relationship between environmental regulation and innovation in underdeveloped coastal cities, using the synthetic control method. The empirical analysis results show that environmental regulation has promoted innovation in underdeveloped coastal regions in western China, and the Porter hypothesis is verified to apply in the underdeveloped areas of developing countries. The research indicates there are certain differences among underdeveloped coastal cities; as such, local conditions should drive specific environmental regulation policies, whether they are in China or other developing countries. Specifically in China, the Guangxi government should adopt strict marine environmental regulation policies to force Fangchenggang industrial enterprises to make changes towards cleaner and more sustainable production, and should continue to promote innovative development of the city. Evidence from the world's largest developing country indicates that environmental regulation and innovation can provide a win-win in underdeveloped areas, in contrast to the view of environmental Kuznets curve.