Industrial land dependence and industrial land-use efficiency: Land resources curse hypothesis and test

Industrial land dependence and industrial land-use efficiency: Land resources curse hypothesis and test | 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 Research Article Industrial land dependence and industrial land-use efficiency: Land resources curse hypothesis and test Xinmei Yang, Ruihui Zhou This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3849324/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 Historically, local governments have relied on their monopoly position in the land market to consistently provide abundant industrial land at low prices, resulting in the adverse “resource curse” effect, whereby dependence on industrial land undermines high-quality industrial development. Avoiding the negative impact of industrial land dependence on land resources is an inherent requirement and the sole path towards establishing China's modern economic system based on high-quality industrial development. This study examines the impact, transmission mechanism, and heterogeneous effects of industrial land dependence on industrial land use efficiency using panel data from 286 cities at the prefecture level and above in China from 2003 to 2019. The findings indicate that: (1) industrial land dependence diminishes the efficiency of industrial land utilization. (2) Concerning the transmission mechanism, industrial land dependence exacerbates the misallocation of resources, hampers innovation, and leads to increased pollution emissions, thereby reducing industrial land utilization efficiency and compromising industrial development quality. (3) The study also examines the heterogeneity effect across varied regions, resource-rich cities, city sizes, and land supply reduction policies, demonstrating the pervasive nature of industrial land dependence at the national level. This study offers empirical evidence and policy implications from the perspective of the industrial land resource curse, aiming to facilitate the systematic withdrawal of current industrial land and foster high-quality industrial development. JEL: Q24; Q32 Industrial land dependence (ILD) Resource curse Industrial land-use efficiency (ILUE) Transmission mechanism Heterogeneous 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. Also discoverable on Platform About Our Team In Review Editorial Policies Advisory Board Help Center Resources Author Services Accessibility API Access RSS feed Manage Cookie Preferences © Research Square 2026 | ISSN 2693-5015 (online) Privacy Policy Terms of Service Do Not Sell My Personal Information {"props":{"pageProps":{"initialData":{"identity":"rs-3849324","acceptedTermsAndConditions":true,"allowDirectSubmit":true,"archivedVersions":[],"articleType":"Research Article","associatedPublications":[],"authors":[{"id":266240925,"identity":"1fe22d36-956c-44f9-8ff0-d0e314f76cc6","order_by":0,"name":"Xinmei Yang","email":"","orcid":"","institution":"","correspondingAuthor":false,"prefix":"","firstName":"Xinmei","middleName":"","lastName":"Yang","suffix":""},{"id":266240926,"identity":"8b513de5-1d3b-44e9-a525-a2aaed8aaa5c","order_by":1,"name":"Ruihui Zhou","email":"data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAZAAAAAyAQMAAABI0h/eAAAABlBMVEX///8AAABVwtN+AAAACXBIWXMAAA7EAAAOxAGVKw4bAAABA0lEQVRIie2QsWrDMBBATwjiRW1XZQjtJyhkFfRDsvgWbd0zZHAwyEuL1/QvDIHSrQ4HyWLI2q0Ogc7tmKX0cKHNYmXtoLfcSeid7g4gEvmH3NYi40DdQR45v5KS2pBi4ESBIefDYuBMWOlwf4rZqRsdVJJ8cZiBxTJ5aGH8bHFFigvN7bR3FrXOxw1ofLzfGsDG4RNd1C1s3F3W94tGz+1orF65ubUnVi5TIzLqV673Be/J4svbO4gFK6tcGR1UtPC8M4eVHoAUrFTynKIw58ZosmwckPBusiRechqaJdnuP1kZlcVGHI7ejsqSqP2Y216lQ3z9xPr3Jg09j0QikchZvgECFlu5aWttzQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==","orcid":"","institution":"","correspondingAuthor":true,"prefix":"","firstName":"Ruihui","middleName":"","lastName":"Zhou","suffix":""}],"badges":[],"createdAt":"2024-01-10 01:44:40","currentVersionCode":1,"declarations":"","doi":"10.21203/rs.3.rs-3849324/v1","doiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3849324/v1","draftVersion":[],"editorialEvents":[],"editorialNote":"","failedWorkflow":false,"files":[{"id":50224106,"identity":"21428f63-f30c-4391-b666-39636baeb9e4","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2024-01-26 17:07:28","extension":"pdf","order_by":1,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"manuscript-pdf","size":397389,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"Manuscript.pdf","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-3849324/v1_covered_0770f6e0-5595-453a-965b-63332df4ee8d.pdf"}],"financialInterests":"No competing interests reported.","formattedTitle":"Industrial land dependence and industrial land-use efficiency: Land resources curse hypothesis and test","fulltext":[],"fulltextSource":"","fullText":"","funders":[],"hasAdminPriorityOnWorkflow":false,"hasManuscriptDocX":false,"hasOptedInToPreprint":true,"hasPassedJournalQc":"","hasAnyPriority":false,"hideJournal":true,"highlight":"","institution":"","isAcceptedByJournal":false,"isAuthorSuppliedPdf":true,"isDeskRejected":"","isHiddenFromSearch":false,"isInQc":false,"isInWorkflow":false,"isPdf":true,"isPdfUpToDate":true,"isWithdrawnOrRetracted":false,"journal":{"display":true,"email":"[email protected]","identity":"researchsquare","isNatureJournal":false,"hasQc":true,"allowDirectSubmit":true,"externalIdentity":"","sideBox":"","snPcode":"","submissionUrl":"/submission","title":"Research Square","twitterHandle":"researchsquare","acdcEnabled":true,"dfaEnabled":false,"editorialSystem":"","reportingPortfolio":"","inReviewEnabled":false,"inReviewRevisionsEnabled":true},"keywords":"Industrial land dependence (ILD), Resource curse, Industrial land-use efficiency (ILUE), Transmission mechanism, Heterogeneous effect","lastPublishedDoi":"10.21203/rs.3.rs-3849324/v1","lastPublishedDoiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3849324/v1","license":{"name":"CC BY 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"},"manuscriptAbstract":"\u003cp\u003eHistorically, local governments have relied on their monopoly position in the land market to consistently provide abundant industrial land at low prices, resulting in the adverse “resource curse” effect, whereby dependence on industrial land undermines high-quality industrial development. Avoiding the negative impact of industrial land dependence on land resources is an inherent requirement and the sole path towards establishing China's modern economic system based on high-quality industrial development. This study examines the impact, transmission mechanism, and heterogeneous effects of industrial land dependence on industrial land use efficiency using panel data from 286 cities at the prefecture level and above in China from 2003 to 2019. The findings indicate that: (1) industrial land dependence diminishes the efficiency of industrial land utilization. (2) Concerning the transmission mechanism, industrial land dependence exacerbates the misallocation of resources, hampers innovation, and leads to increased pollution emissions, thereby reducing industrial land utilization efficiency and compromising industrial development quality. (3) The study also examines the heterogeneity effect across varied regions, resource-rich cities, city sizes, and land supply reduction policies, demonstrating the pervasive nature of industrial land dependence at the national level. This study offers empirical evidence and policy implications from the perspective of the industrial land resource curse, aiming to facilitate the systematic withdrawal of current industrial land and foster high-quality industrial development.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJEL: Q24; Q32\u003c/p\u003e","manuscriptTitle":"Industrial land dependence and industrial land-use efficiency: Land resources curse hypothesis and test","msid":"","msnumber":"","nonDraftVersions":[{"code":1,"date":"2024-01-11 12:46:00","doi":"10.21203/rs.3.rs-3849324/v1","editorialEvents":[{"type":"communityComments","content":0}],"status":"published","journal":{"display":true,"email":"[email protected]","identity":"researchsquare","isNatureJournal":false,"hasQc":true,"allowDirectSubmit":true,"externalIdentity":"","sideBox":"","snPcode":"","submissionUrl":"/submission","title":"Research Square","twitterHandle":"researchsquare","acdcEnabled":true,"dfaEnabled":false,"editorialSystem":"","reportingPortfolio":"","inReviewEnabled":false,"inReviewRevisionsEnabled":true}}],"origin":"","ownerIdentity":"11941c96-dc2b-4bbd-a25c-19b3051fee2e","owner":[],"postedDate":"January 11th, 2024","published":true,"recentEditorialEvents":[],"rejectedJournal":[],"revision":"","amendment":"","status":"posted","subjectAreas":[],"tags":[],"updatedAt":"2024-01-26T16:59:17+00:00","versionOfRecord":[],"versionCreatedAt":"2024-01-11 12:46:00","video":"","vorDoi":"","vorDoiUrl":"","workflowStages":[]},"version":"v1","identity":"rs-3849324","journalConfig":"researchsquare"},"__N_SSP":true},"page":"/article/[identity]/[[...version]]","query":{"redirect":"/article/rs-3849324","identity":"rs-3849324","version":["v1"]},"buildId":"qtupq5eGEP_6zYnWcrvyt","isFallback":false,"isExperimentalCompile":false,"dynamicIds":[84888],"gssp":true,"scriptLoader":[]}