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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Can Industrial Transfer Improve Environmental
Quality?- A Quasi-Natural Experiment in China
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Business School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China; Address: Hankou Road 22, Gulou District, China
2
Jiangsu Vocational Institute of Commerce, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211168, China; Address: No. 180, Longmian Avenue, China
Submission date: 2024-11-10
Final revision date: 2025-03-29
Acceptance date: 2025-04-16
Online publication date: 2025-06-18
Corresponding author
Yuanyuan Geng
Business School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China; Address: Hankou Road 22, Gulou District, China
Business School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China; Address: Hankou Road 22, Gulou District, China
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ABSTRACT
Scientific analysis of the environmental improvement effect in industrial transfer is conducive
to promoting the synergy of industrial transfer and green development. This paper explores the
environmental improvement effect of industrial transfer and analyzes the intrinsic mechanism and
heterogeneity of industrial transfer policy impacts on environmental quality. The study finds that: first,
overall, national-level industrial transfer policies significantly improve the environmental quality of
the location; second, the mechanism analysis shows that the demonstration zone policies can promote
tertiary employment, increase urban population concentration, optimize the structure of foreign
investment, boost industrial structure upgrading, and improve the business environment of the region,
thus improving regional environmental quality; and third, the environmental improvement effect of
the demonstration zone policy is heterogeneous across regions, city types, the clarity of the receiving
area, and the characteristics of the receiving industry. The environmental improvement effect of the
industrial transfer policy is more obvious in the demonstration zones in central China and the Yangtze
River Economic Belt, production-oriented cities, and cities with clearly defined hosting areas for the
relevant industries. The environmental improvement effect is stronger for cities with high technology
and service industries.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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