Research on the Impact Mechanism of Creating Civilized Cities on Local Residents'Consumption
Based on the quasi-natural experiment of the"National Civilized City"selection ac-tivity and panel data from 282 prefecture level cities from 2003 to 2021,this study uses methods such as multi-period DID,PSM-DID,placebo test,and counterfactual analysis to examine the im-pact and mechanism of creating civilized cities on regional resident consumption.The results show that creating a civilized city has expanded the size of the regional permanent population,increased population density,increased the total regional consumption,and reduced the per capita con-sumption level in the region.Moreover,there is heterogeneity in the level of urban commercial development,location characteristics,and permanent population size.In view of this,multiple measures should be taken simultaneously,tailored to the city,optimizing the selection system and review mechanism,enhancing the level of urban governance,enhancing the willingness of mi-grant populations to settle,and promoting the long-term effect of creating a civilized city on re-gional economic and social development.