Transfer payment in national key ecological functional areas and economic development: evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China

Chen, Shuai; Hou, Mengyang; Wang, Xiuying; Yao, Shunbo

doi:10.1007/s10668-022-02871-w

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“…With the aggravation of environmental pollution, Experience from other countries (e.g., Brazil and Portugal) suggests that eco-fiscal transfers are an important policy tool for reconciling the costs of local ecosystem management with the benefits of regional environmental protection and development (Ring, 2008;Santos et al, 2012). A number of scholars have found that the transfer payment policy for ecological functional areas increases the efficiency of a region's green economy, improves the quality of its ecological environment, and promotes the development of a regional green economy (Chen et al, 2021(Chen et al, , 2023Yang, 2023). However, some studies have shown that transfer payments provided by the central government to resource-exhausted cities can exacerbate haze pollution in local cities, as well as limit technological innovation and high-tech industrial agglomeration (Yang et al, 2023).…”

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“…Song et al (2023) studied and compared different environmental policy instruments in China and found that different policy mix designs are more effective in controlling CO 2 emissions. Gao and Chen et al (2023) proposed that environmental related taxes and technological advancements can effectively reduce consumption‐based carbon emissions. Based on European Union data, Neves et al (2020) claimed that environmental taxation and regulatory policies are effective in reducing carbon emissions in the long run.…”

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Mitigating the conflict between economic and green development: Emission reduction mechanisms for vertical transfer payments

Yu,

Xiao,

Lin

2024

Manage Decis Econ

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The impact of government behavior on emission reductions has gained widespread attention, but fewer studies have explored the relationship between vertical transfers (VT) and carbon emissions (CE). We empirically test the CE reduction mechanism of VT by constructing two‐way fixed effects models based on data of 278 Chinese cities from 2005 to 2020. Empirical analysis finds that VT reduce the taxing efforts of local governments and the tax burden of enterprises, promote the upgrading of enterprises' production technology, and ultimately reduces CE. Conclusions suggest that transfer payments should be actively used to establish preferential policies to assist enterprises in reducing CE.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mitigating the conflict between economic and green development: Emission reduction mechanisms for vertical transfer payments

Yu,

Xiao,

Lin

2024

Manage Decis Econ

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“…Currently, there is a considerable body of research focusing on China's NKEFZ. However, the predominant focus of these studies lies in the analysis of transfer payments [13,14] and ecological compensation standards [12,15,16], operational mechanisms, and ecological effectiveness within these zones [17,18]. Furthermore, discussions revolve around topics such as ecological assessment criteria, existing issues, as well as the vulnerability and sensitivity of these ecologically significant areas [19].…”

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Spatiotemporal Analysis of Ecosystem Status in China’s National Key Ecological Function Zones

Zhang,

Shao,

Wang

et al. 2023

Remote Sensing

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The National Key Ecological Function Zones (NKEFZ) serve as crucial ecological security barriers in China, playing a vital role in enhancing ecosystem services. This study employed the theoretical framework of ecological benefits assessment in major ecological engineering projects. The primary focus was on the ecosystem macrostructure, ecosystem quality, and key ecosystem services, enabling quantitative analysis of the spatiotemporal changes in the ecosystem status of the NKEFZ from 2000 to 2019. To achieve this, remote sensing data, meteorological data, and model simulations were employed to investigate five indicators, including land use types, vegetation coverage, net primary productivity of vegetation, soil conservation services, water conservation services, and windbreak and sand fixation services. The analysis incorporated the Theil–Sen Median method to construct an evaluation system for assessing the restoration status of ecosystems, effectively integrating ecosystem quality and ecosystem services indicators. The research findings indicated that land use changes in NKEFZ were primarily characterized by the expansion of unused land and the in of grassland. The overall ecosystem quality of these zones improved, showing a stable and increasing trend. However, there were disparities in the changes related to ecosystem services. Water conservation services exhibited a decreasing trend, while soil conservation and windbreak and sand fixation services showed a steady improvement. The ecosystem of the NKEFZ, in general, displayed a stable and recovering trend. However, significant spatial heterogeneity existed, particularly in the southern region of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau and at the border areas between western Sichuan and northern Yunnan, where some areas still experienced deteriorating ecosystem conditions. Compared to other functional zones, the trend in the ecosystem of the NKEFZ might not have been the most favorable. Nonetheless, this could be attributed to the fact that most of these areas were situated in environmentally fragile regions, and conservation measures may not have been as effective as in other functional zones. These findings highlighted the considerable challenges ahead in the construction and preservation of the NKEFZ. In future development, the NKEFZ should leverage their unique natural resources to explore distinctive ecological advantages and promote the development of eco-friendly economic industries, such as ecological industry, ecological agriculture, and eco-tourism, transitioning from being reliant on external support to self-sustainability.

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Evaluation of the protection effectiveness of national key ecological functional area based on land use and ecosystem service value

Chen,

Yao

2023

Environ Dev Sustain

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Transfer payment in national key ecological functional areas and economic development: evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China

Cited by 10 publications

References 55 publications

Mitigating the conflict between economic and green development: Emission reduction mechanisms for vertical transfer payments

Mitigating the conflict between economic and green development: Emission reduction mechanisms for vertical transfer payments

Spatiotemporal Analysis of Ecosystem Status in China’s National Key Ecological Function Zones

Evaluation of the protection effectiveness of national key ecological functional area based on land use and ecosystem service value

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