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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
The Impact of Free Trade Zones
Establishment on Urban Environmental
Pollution: Evidence from China
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School of Finance, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai, 200433, China
Submission date: 2024-02-19
Final revision date: 2024-03-07
Acceptance date: 2024-03-27
Online publication date: 2024-06-18
Publication date: 2025-01-02
Corresponding author
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2025;34(1):879-889
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ABSTRACT
The establishment of free trade zones (FTZ) is an important way for China to deepen reform
and open up, and it is also a key link in achieving the dual carbon goals. As a highland for institutional
innovation, the establishment of FTZ has laid a solid foundation for the steady development
of the industrial economy and the achievement of national dual carbon goals. This article collected data
on China’s FTZ establishment from 2010 to 2021 and matched it with urban environmental pollution
datasets to investigate the impact of FTZ establishment on urban environmental pollution. The research
results found that the establishment of FTZ has reduced urban environmental pollution, but this effect
is mainly reflected in non resource-based cities and regional central cities. Further research has found
that the role of FTZ establishments in reducing environmental pollution can be attributed to industrial
structure upgrading and technological innovation. This article provides a reference for achieving
coordinated development between cities and FTZ and better leveraging the role of FTZ in achieving
green development.
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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