How Do Environmental Assessments Affect Misallocation of Land Resources:Based on the Empirical Evidence of Outgoing Officials' Natural Resource Asset Management Audit
The purpose of this study is to examine the mechanism underling the effects of the innovative environmental assessment of outgoing officials' natural resource asset management audit on the mismatch of land resources. The research methods include time-varying DID model and mediation effect model. The research results show that:1) the environmental assessment represented by the pilot policy of audit has suppressed the mismatch of land resources to a certain extent. 2) The pilot policy of audit affects the mismatch of land resources through the intensity of environmental regulation,green technology innovation and government governance level. 3) The policy effect is more significant in cities with higher administrative levels,better geographical locations,and richer resource endowments. In conclusion,environmental assessment plays an important role in restraining the mismatch of land resources. Local governments should innovate the environmental assessment system according to local conditions,optimize land resource allocation strategies,and take a green development-oriented high-quality development path.