Does environmental decentralisation affect industry green economy efficiency?The Moderating Effect of the Institutional Environment

Does environmental decentralisation affect industry green economy efficiency?The Moderating Effect of the Institutional Environment | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Article Does environmental decentralisation affect industry green economy efficiency?The Moderating Effect of the Institutional Environment Haisheng Chen This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5193219/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Based on the SBM-GML model, the green total factor productivity (TFP) of agriculture, industry and service industry is measured based on the provincial panel data of China from 2003 to 2022, and the scientific spatial econometric method is used to comprehensively assess the impact and moderating effect of the environmental decentralisation on the green TFP of the industries in China. The study confirms that the relationship between environmental decentralisation and industry green total factor productivity is generally inverted "U" shape. It is further found that the effect of environmental decentralisation on industry green TFP is consistent with the overall effect in the central region, while in the eastern region the relationship is "U" shaped, and in the western region it is not obvious. The institutional environment is an important moderator of the impact of environmental decentralisation on industry green TFP, which is reflected in the government-market relationship, the development of non-state economy, the development of market intermediary organisations and the legal environment. This paper provides ideas for a deeper understanding of "environmental decentralisation" and its impact on the industry. Earth and environmental sciences/Environmental sciences Earth and environmental sciences/Environmental social sciences environmental decentralisation green total factor productivity SBM-GML model heterogeneity moderating effect Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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