The impact and mechanisms of the Shanghai pilot free-trade zone on the green total factor productivity of the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration

Wang, Hongyan; Zhang, Yihan; Liu, Zuankuo; Liu, Rongkun; Li, Kanyong

doi:10.1007/s11356-021-17758-y

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“…Lee and Lemieux summarize the promise that surrounds this design, attributing the recent wave of RDD studies to “the belief that the RDD is not ‘just another’ evaluation strategy and that causal inferences from RDD are potentially more credible than those from typical ‘natural experiment’ strategies” [ 49 ]. Wang et al use the RDD to empirically test the influence of the establishment of the Shanghai pilot free-trade zone on the green total factor productivity [ 50 ]. Moreover, analysts use RDD to recover experimental benchmarks, which have only bolstered their credibility [ 51 ].…”

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Can the establishment of state-level urban agglomeration stimulate enterprise innovation?—Taking Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta as an example

Zhao

Hua-hua

2022

PLoS ONE

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This study uses a quasi-experimental method, Geographic Regression Discontinuity Design (GRDD), to evaluate the actual effect of establishing Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta urban agglomerations on enterprise innovation. GRDD is a design in which a geographic boundary splits the units into treated and control areas in an as-if random fashion, and the shortest distances from each enterprise’s location to the boundary of urban agglomeration calculated by ArcGIS are considered as the running variable. The actual effect can be identified by the probability of receiving treatment jumps discontinuously at the known cutoff. It is shown that the establishment of Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta urban agglomerations can significantly improve the enterprise innovation, and this outcome is verified by rigorous robustness tests including the placebo test with pseudo-boundary, the bandwidth sensitivity test, the parametric test with different functional forms and the extreme value test. Further, the influence mechanisms of state-level urban agglomerations promoting enterprise innovation are explored by Staggered DID. It is confirmed that the urban agglomeration construction can promote enterprise innovation through financial support and regional coordination channels.

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Can the establishment of state-level urban agglomeration stimulate enterprise innovation?—Taking Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta as an example

Zhao

Hua-hua

2022

PLoS ONE

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“…e experimental results show that in Shanghai SPITZ has promoted the GTFP. Hongyan Wang et al [3] analyzed the effect of China (SPFTZ) on GTFP in the YRDUA using data from Yangtzeriver delta urban agglomeration (YRDUA) from 2003 to 2018. It examines the influence mechanism using the regression discontinuity (RD) approach and the mediating effect model.…”

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“…e world economy is undergoing transformation and adjustment. erefore, the impact of trade on the ecological environment has become a worldwide problem because the economic progress brought forth by trade expansion may directly a ect the environment by causing pollution to rise or the degradation of natural resources [3]. e uncoordinated development of economic bene ts of export trade and the environment as well has become increasing severely.…”

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“…On the basis of this, we established an export trade environment vector autoregressive (VAR) model and used the variance decomposition method to analyze the dynamic impact of various factors on the environmental impact index. (3) We closed our study with a summary of the economic benefits and ecological environment impact of export trade in the Anhui free trade zone.…”

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Evaluation of Economic Benefits and Ecological Environment Impact of Export Trade in Anhui Free Trade Zone

Choi

2022

Scientific Programming

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Nowadays, the scale of international trade is expanding at a great pace, leading to the development of the economy of different countries. Global industrialization and urbanization are developing with each passing day, and this fast economic expansion is putting a tremendous impact on the environment. Like the other countries, the scale of Chinese export trade is also increasing with time, resulting in the stable economy of our country. With the improvement of living standards, people are continuously demanding high environmental facilities. Further, the impact of trade (enterprises, companies, industries, etc.) on the ecological environment has become a worldwide problem because economic progress brought forth by trade expansion may directly affect the environment by causing pollution to rise or the degradation of natural resources. This indeed is a serious issue; therefore, various countries have started focusing on the impact of export trade on the ecological environment. In recent years, the issue of economic benefits and the environmental impact of export trade has become a hot topic of research. Therefore, this study focuses on the relationship between trade, economy, and environmental quality in China. For the accomplishment of our research study, we selected Anhui free trade zone (FTZ) as an example to analyze the interaction between the economic benefits of Anhui export trade and the local environment. It is among the top trading provinces in China having a faster economic development. In order to accurately study the economic benefits and environmental impact of export trade in the Anhui FTZ, this paper selects industrial waste gas, wastewater, and solid waste to establish an export trade environmental impact indicating system. After comparative analysis, three factors that include industrial soot (dust) emissions for export trade, chemical oxygen demand for trade, and general industrial solid waste dumping and discards are selected to evaluate the impact on the environment of the free trade zone. Based on this, the export trade environment vector autoregressive (VAR) model is established, and the variance decomposition method is used to analyze the dynamic impact of various factors on the environmental impact index. Further, we established an economic benefit VAR model based on the export economic benefit index (EI), export value (EV), and export product concentration (EPC) index and judged the economic benefit of the Anhui free trade zone based on the contribution rate of the obtained three factors. The experimental results show that the export volume and product concentration directly affect the economic benefits of the region, and at the same time, the expansion of export trade promotes the growth of economic benefits.

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“…An integrated analysis correlating geophysical and geotechnical research enhances soil property characterisation [9,10]. This comprehensive analysis fortifies the outcomes derived from soil property studies, aiding in the identification of optimal areas for infrastructure foundations [11][12][13]. Several studies have underscored the importance of correlating geotechnical and geophysical data in construction projects (e.g., [14][15][16][17]).…”

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Geotechnical Characterization for Territorial Planning of a Special Economic Zone at a University Campus in Ecuador

Carrión-Mero,

Solórzano,

Cabrera

et al. 2023

IJDNE

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Special Economic Zones (SEZs) facilitate heightened free trade logistics, enabling companies to expand their operations and product development within a nation. This study seeks to geomechanically characterise a pilot area within the Special Economic Zone Development Zone (ZEDE) at ESPOL Polytechnic University, Ecuador. The area has been marked by limited information concerning the geotechnical properties of the soil and rock formations. The goal of the study is to inform referential zoning for constructions, thereby fostering sustainable development of businesses and industries in the area. The methodology utilised in this study was threefold: (i) an inquiry into existing data and an on-site inspection, (ii) a geophysical campaign encompassing Vertical Electrical Soundings, seismic refraction, and geotechnical characterisation for result correlation, and (iii) an assessment of slope stability, on-site response spectrums, soil profile classifications, safety factors, and construction risk zoning. The study area, approximately 28 ha, was characterised by soils and rock formations, such as lapilli tuffs and tuffaceous shales, with resistive loads reaching up to 26.10 MPa. These geotechnical attributes permit the construction of structures exceeding four stories. The integration of geological and geotechnical data revealed that 75% of the study area presents low to medium construction risk related to instability, thereby indicating suitable areas for territorial planning. The methodology proposed in this study provides a replicable tool for application across the ZEDE, facilitating the creation of strategies for a land-use plan within an innovative university campus. Future large-scale studies could incorporate hydrogeological analysis, evaluation of environmental impact, and the development of mitigation plans for anthropogenic activities.

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The impact and mechanisms of the Shanghai pilot free-trade zone on the green total factor productivity of the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration

Cited by 34 publications

References 46 publications

Can the establishment of state-level urban agglomeration stimulate enterprise innovation?—Taking Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta as an example

Can the establishment of state-level urban agglomeration stimulate enterprise innovation?—Taking Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta as an example

Evaluation of Economic Benefits and Ecological Environment Impact of Export Trade in Anhui Free Trade Zone

Geotechnical Characterization for Territorial Planning of a Special Economic Zone at a University Campus in Ecuador

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