In order to comprehensively study the influence of climate change on economic growth and energy conservation&emission reduction,this paper fi rst uses the non-radial directional distance function(NDDF)to calculate...In order to comprehensively study the influence of climate change on economic growth and energy conservation&emission reduction,this paper fi rst uses the non-radial directional distance function(NDDF)to calculate the city-level green economic efficiency in China during 2003-2016.The causal effect of daily temperature changes on green economic efficiency is then identifi ed to evaluate the economic consequences of climate change.It fi nds that r elative to the 6~12℃temperature benchmark,any decrease or increase in temperature will pose negative influence on green economic efficiency;moreover,such effects are only observed in developed cities,but not signifi cant in less-developed ones.This refl ects that the economic consequences of climate change are“robbing the rich”to some extents,which differs widely from the“pro-poor”conclusion in the majority of literature previously.Subject to the robustness test and with possible competitive explanations excluded,this finding still stands.The mechanism test reveals that temperature rise brings about economic consequences that“rob the rich”by affecting labor productivity,efficiency of energy conservation&emission reduction and execution of environmental regulations by local government.This study brings a different perspective for understanding the economic consequences of climate change and offers empirical basis for identifying responsibilities of local government in climate governance.展开更多
基金Major Program of the National Social Science Fund of China“Capacity Basis,Capacity Structure and Promotion Mechanism for High-Quality Development of China”(19ZDA049)National Natural Science Foundation of China“Diffusion Mechanism and Policy Effects of Local Environmental Governance Policies:A Case Study on the‘River-Director’System”(71903085)supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities“Economic Effects of Climate Change:Theoretical Mechanism and Evidence from China”(010414370114).
文摘In order to comprehensively study the influence of climate change on economic growth and energy conservation&emission reduction,this paper fi rst uses the non-radial directional distance function(NDDF)to calculate the city-level green economic efficiency in China during 2003-2016.The causal effect of daily temperature changes on green economic efficiency is then identifi ed to evaluate the economic consequences of climate change.It fi nds that r elative to the 6~12℃temperature benchmark,any decrease or increase in temperature will pose negative influence on green economic efficiency;moreover,such effects are only observed in developed cities,but not signifi cant in less-developed ones.This refl ects that the economic consequences of climate change are“robbing the rich”to some extents,which differs widely from the“pro-poor”conclusion in the majority of literature previously.Subject to the robustness test and with possible competitive explanations excluded,this finding still stands.The mechanism test reveals that temperature rise brings about economic consequences that“rob the rich”by affecting labor productivity,efficiency of energy conservation&emission reduction and execution of environmental regulations by local government.This study brings a different perspective for understanding the economic consequences of climate change and offers empirical basis for identifying responsibilities of local government in climate governance.
