环境规制、FDI对我国区域经济增长的影响——基于“两控区”政策的实证分析

The Impact of FDI on Regional Economic Growth in China:An Empirical Analysis Based on the Policy of “the Two Control Zones”

近年来,环境保护与经济增长之间的平衡关系已成为亟须解决的焦点问题。文章基于"两控区"政策,以1995—2010年中国287个地级以上城市为研究样本,运用双重差分模型来分析环境规制对区域经济的影响效应,并在此模型中加入外商直接投资(FDI)相关指标,分析环境规制和FDI对我国区域经济增长的影响。结果显示:"两控区"政策对我国区域经济增长有显著的促进作用,此作用主要表现为"两控区"政策对我国区域经济的影响效应是由东部地区向中部地区逐渐减弱,对西部地区有抑制作用;FDI对我国区域经济增长也有显著的积极影响,此作用由东部地区向西部地区逐渐减弱。这表明在"两控区"政策的实施下,加强环境规制和外商直接投资力度有利于促进区域经济的发展,从而实现环境规制、FDI和经济增长的多赢局面。

In recent years, the balance between environmental protection and economic growth has become an urgent problem to be solved. Based on the 'two control zones' policy and taking 287 cities above the prefecture level in China from1995 to 2010 as the research sample, this paper uses the double difference model to analyze the impact of environmental regulation on regional economy. In this model, foreign direct investment(FDI) related indicators are added to analyze the impact of environmental regulation and FDI on China’s regional economic growth. The results show that the 'two control zones' policy has a significant role in promoting China’s regional economic growth. This effect is mainly reflected in the fact that the effect of the 'two control zones' policy on China’s regional economy is gradually weakened from the eastern region to the central region, and has a restraining effect on the western region. FDI has also a significant impact on China’s regional economic growth. Positive effect has gradually weakened from east to west. This shows that under the implementation of the'two control zones' policy, strengthening environmental regulation and foreign direct investment is conducive to promoting regional economic development, so as to achieve a win-win situation of environmental regulation, FDI and economic growth.