自由贸易试验区建设是否有助于提升城市全要素能源效率

Does the Pilot Free Trade Zone Improve Urban Total Factor Energy Efficiency

自由贸易试验区作为中国构建开放型新体制的重要抓手,能否切实缓解现阶段中国经济增长面临的能源约束,目前仍未得到学术界的确认。本文基于2008—2018年中国城市面板数据,运用多期双重差分模型,从全要素能源效率视角对上述问题进行了解析。研究发现,自由贸易试验区建设显著提升了城市全要素能源效率;机制分析表明,自由贸易试验区能够通过优化要素资源配置、推动产业结构升级和鼓励技术创新提升全要素能源效率。本文从全要素能源效率视角揭示了中国自由贸易试验区建设的绿色发展效应,研究结论对于深入实施自由贸易试验区提升战略和推动经济社会全面绿色转型具有重要的参考意义。

As an important lever for China to build an open new system,whether the pilot free trade zone can effectively alleviate the energy constraints faced by China's current economic growth has not yet been confirmed by the academic community.This article is based on panel data of Chinese cities from 2008 to 2018,and uses a difference-in-differences model to analyze the above issues from the perspective of total factor energy efficiency.Research finds that the construction of free trade pilot zones significantly improves the total factor energy efficiency of cities.Mechanism analysis shows that free trade pilot zones improve total factor energy efficiency by optimizing factor resource allocation,promoting industrial structure upgrading,and encouraging technological innovation.This article reveals the green development effect of China's pilot free trade zone construction from the perspective of total factor energy efficiency.The research conclusions have important reference significance for deepening the implementation of the strategy to enhance the pilot free trade zone and promoting the comprehensive green transformation of the economy and society.