Effects of investment on energy intensity:evidence from China

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摘要 ThisarticleexplorestheeffectsofinvestmentuponenergyintensitybyapplyingauniquepaneldataofChina’s27provincesbetween2004and2013.Inaddition,italsoparticularlystuthesotherfactors,suchasenergyprice,economicstructure,andurbanization.Theresults,basedonfoureconometricregressionmodelresults,suggestthatingeneral,theindigenousinvestmentonresearchanddevelopmentisamorepowerfultooltodecreaseChina’senergyintensityregardlessofregiondisparity.Theforeigndirectinvestment(FDI)hasaprominentbutnotpersistenteffectonenergyintensity.However,theoutwarddirectinvestmenthasnotshownitssignificantimpactonenergyintensity.AtthelevelofanaggregateeconomyandChina’seasternregion,theresultsdemonstratethatFDIimprovesenergyefficiencysignificantly.Forthecentralandwesternprovinces,FDIdoesnotsupportthesimilarconclusion.Basedontheseanalyses,wepresentthecorrespondingregionalpoliciesforpolicymakers.
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出版日期 2016年03月13日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)