Does Anti-corruption Policy Influence Energy Efficiency in China?

Frontiers in Energy Research

Jie Liu¹  Xiangfeng Liu¹  Jianming Guo²  Xiao Bai³  Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary⁴ 

[1] China Research Institute of Regulation and Public Policy, Hangzhou, China;China Institute of Regulation Research, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, Hangzhou, China;China Research Institute of Regulation and Public Policy, Hangzhou, China;School of Public Administration, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, Hangzhou, China;School of Public Administration, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, Hangzhou, China;School of Finance, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, Hangzhou, China;Social Science Research Institute, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Japan;

关键词: energy efficiency;    energy regulation;    energy policy;    government corruption;    energy regulatory agency;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fenrg.2021.634556

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The Chinese government has stepped up its anti-corruption efforts since 2013; the National Energy Administration (NEA), an energy regulatory agency, has been hard hit by corruption. This paper analyzes the impact of government corruption on energy efficiency (EE) from a perspective of energy regulations and also a mechanism of the impact of corruption on EE, and then adopts statistical methods to estimate the impact of corruption on EE in China. The results show that government corruption generally has a negative effect on EE in China. The establishment of dispatched energy regulatory agencies in eastern China can significantly reduce the adverse effects of corruption on EE. Furthermore, a single threshold effect was found between corruption and EE. Finally, based on the results of an empirical analysis, suggestions for a constructive policy are put forward.

【 授权许可】

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