Water ecological civilization city construction and “ Chinese Porter’ s hypothesis”

  • WANG Jia-ting ,
  • WANG Hao-ran
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Received date: 2024-12-31

  Revised date: 2025-03-12

  Online published: 2025-07-21

Abstract

This paper takes the quasi-natural experiment of “National Water Ecological Civilization City Construction Pilot” as the starting point, and uses Differences-in-Differences method to examine the impact and mechanism of water ecological civilization city construction on enterprise green technology innovation, and tests the existence of the Chinese Porter Hypothesis in the field of water environment governance. The study reveals that: the construction of water ecological civilization cities significantly stimulates the green technology innovation activities of enterprises. The results are robust to various checks; The construction of water ecological civilization cities not only increases the quantity of corporate green technological innovation but also promotes the upgrading of innovation quality, which is more evident in state-owned enterprises, large enterprises, and enterprises with higher levels of regional marketization; The construction of water ecological civilization cities drives corporate green technological innovation through the synergistic effect of government regulation and market mechanisms, supplemented by R&D subsidies. This research can provide useful policy implications for China to achieve the synergistic promotion of water ecological environment protection and economic development.

Cite this article

WANG Jia-ting , WANG Hao-ran . Water ecological civilization city construction and “ Chinese Porter’ s hypothesis”[J]. Urban Problems, 2025 , 357(4) : 79 -90 . DOI: 10.13239/j.bjsshkxy.cswt.250407

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