Theoretical mechanism and implementation path of the construction of low-carbon pilot cities promoting Chinese high-quality exports
WANG Xiaolei
LI Xuemei
LI Jingyi
Abstract：In response to climate change and to promote low-carbon development,China has implemented low-carbon pilot cities policy since 2010.Under the goals of high-quality economic development and creating trade competitiveness,whether the construction of low-carbon cities policy can promote high-quality exports was worthy of deep consideration.This paper discussed the impact mechanism of low-carbon pilot cities on high-quality exports,and then verified the policy effect adopting multi-period DID approach and mediation pathways with the data of 281 prefecture-level cities from 2006 to 2020.The results showed that the construction of low-carbon pilot cities significantly promoted high-quality exports in China,with the main promoting paths including industrial structure and technology innovation effect,while cost effect inhibited export quality to certain extent.
Keywords：low-carbon pilot cities constructionhigh-quality exportstheoretical mechanismimplementation pathcost effectindustrial structuretechnology innovation
Publication Date：2024-06-20
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：8( 93-100 )