TY  - JOUR
AB  - This study investigates whether the implementation of this policy fosters low-carbon innovation amongst enterprises and identifies the mechanisms underpinning its effects. Utilising low-carbon patent authorisation data from A-share listed companies in the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets between 2008 and 2019, this study employs a difference-in-differences model to conduct a multi-dimensional empirical examination of these questions. The findings indicate that the low-carbon city pilot policy can stimulate low-carbon innovation at the enterprise level to a certain extent, and this conclusion remains robust after a series of rigorous tests. The impact of low-carbon innovation is more pronounced in the authorisation of invention patents, with the pilot policy exerting a more significant influence on state-owned enterprises and enterprises with strong political affiliations. Further analysis reveals that government subsidies constitute the primary mechanism through which the pilot policy takes effect, effectively promoting low-carbon innovation in enterprises. This paper offers theoretical and empirical support for evaluating the low-carbon city pilot policy at the enterprise level and advances policy implications in three areas: further policy development, enterprise characteristics, and the application of various policy instruments.
AU  - Luo, Y
AU  - Liu, Y
AU  - Wang, D
AU  - Han, W
DA  - 2024/09/01
DO  - 10.1016/j.eap.2024.06.014
EP  - 222
JO  - Economic Analysis and Policy
PB  - ELSEVIER
PY  - 2024/09/01
SP  - 204
TI  - Low-carbon city pilot policy and enterprise low-carbon innovation?A quasi-natural experiment from China
VL  - 83
Y1  - 2024/09/01
Y2  - 2026/10/15
ER  -