The Green Effect and Impact Path of the Vertical Management Reform of Environmental Protection Departments
Based on China's 2016 pilot policy of sub-provincial vertical management reform of environmental protection,this paper examines the effects and mechanisms of the reform on green development in provincial areas using double-differ-ence and other models.It is found that the reform significantly improves provincial green development levels.Mechanism testing shows that the reform increases investment in environmental protection,strengthens environmental regulation,reduces pollution emissions,and enhances the green production capacity and desire of enterprises.Additionally,compliance costs af-fect the effectiveness of reform implementation.To improve the green quality and efficiency of the reform,its necessary to optimize implementation measures based on each province's economic structure.
vertical management reform of environmental protection departmentsgreen developmentenvironmental regula-tion