On the Employment Creation Effect of Urban Green Transformation:Evidence from Low-carbon City Pilots
Urban green transformation constitutes a crucial pillar in achieving the objectives of the"dual carbon"strategy.This paper takes the low-carbon city pilot policy in China as a quasi-natural ex-periment and employs the multi-temporal difference-in-differences(DID)model to investigate the impact of urban green transformation on employment.The findings reveal a significant improvement in employment levels in pilot areas compared to non-pilot regions,underscoring the employment-creating effect of low-carbon city construction.Mechanism analysis results demonstrate that the employment creation effects of urban green low-carbon transformation primarily stem from the promotion of green technological innovation,the impetus for optimizing industrial structures,and the enhance-ment of residents'green consumption concepts.Heterogeneity analysis indicates that the employment creation effect of urban green transformation is predominantly observed in service-ori-ented industries and regions characterized by superior non-resource-based development,advanced new infrastructure,stronger government innovation preferences,and enhanced economic endow-ments.This paper enriches and expands research on the economic consequences of low-carbon city construction from the vantage point of employment.Beyond providing empirical evidence to resolve the paradox between"low-carbon"and"development",it offers crucial insights for fostering the synchronized development of green low-carbon transition and employment in the contemporary era.
Urban Green TransformationEmployment CreationGreen Technological InnovationIndustrial Structure OptimizationLow-carbon City Pilots
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