环保体制改革、企业生产率和绿色生产效率

Environmental Protection Institution Reform, Enterprise Productivity and Green Production Efficiency

垂直管理是中国行政管理体制的重要特色,然而现有文献对该问题的探讨比较有限。本文基于陕西省环保部门垂直改革的“拟自然实验”,使用企业层面微观数据,研究了环保垂直改革对污染企业生产率及绿色生产效率的影响。双重差分模型回归结果显示,对环保部门实行垂直化管理显著提升了企业的生产率。进一步分析表明,环保垂直改革对污染企业绿色生产效率也具有促进作用。实证分析结果意味着环境质量在政府考核指标中占比较低的情况下,环保垂直改革有助于实现经济和环境效率的双赢。

Vertical management departments plays an important role in China's administrative system. However, few studies investigated the productivity effects of vertical management reform. Based on the "quasinatural experiment" in Shaanxi, using firm level data, the effect on enterprise productivity and green production efficiency of vertical management reform are investigated. Difference in difference estimation shows that vertical management reform can significantly improve the productivity of polluting enterprises. Further analysis indicates that vertical management reform promoted enterprises’ green production efficiency as well. The empirical result means when the proportion of environmental quality in the assessment criteria of government officials is relatively low, vertical management reform of environmental protection department is helpful for achieving double win between environment and economy.