School of Business and Management, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Front Public Health. 2023 Jan 27;11:1099887. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1099887. eCollection 2023.
Studying the spatiotemporal heterogeneity of environmental regulations on high-quality regional economic development is of enormous practical value in the context of sustainable economic, social, and environmental development. Only a few studies, however, examined the regional heterogeneity of environmental regulation affecting economic development from the standpoint of upgrading the industrial structure. This research investigated the spatial distribution traits of high-quality regional development based on the construction of a comprehensive assessment index system for high-quality economic development. The economic geography-nested spatial Durbin model is then used to perform an empirical test. The findings demonstrate that (1) high-quality economic development has visible spatial heterogeneity, with strong local spatial agglomeration between regions; (2) environmental regulation and the modernization of the industrial structure are significant variables influencing high-quality economic development, but their development is not balanced; and (3) environmental policies promote high-quality regional development through a distinct channel. Formal environmental regulation promotes economic development through rationalizing industrial structure, while informal environmental regulation does so through upgrading the industrial structure. Further, both kinds of environmental regulation have positive spatial spillover effects on adjacent areas. Therefore, the regional heterogeneity of environmental regulation and industrial structure is of great significance in promoting the high-quality and sustainable development of regional economies.
研究环境规制对高质量区域经济发展的时空异质性在可持续经济、社会和环境发展的背景下具有巨大的实践价值。然而，很少有研究从产业结构升级的角度考察环境规制对经济发展的区域异质性。本研究基于高质量经济发展综合评价指标体系的构建，研究了高质量区域发展的空间分布特征。然后，采用经济地理嵌套空间杜宾模型进行实证检验。研究结果表明：（1）高质量经济发展具有明显的空间异质性，区域间具有较强的局部空间集聚；（2）环境规制和产业结构现代化是影响高质量经济发展的重要变量，但发展不平衡；（3）环境政策通过明显的渠道促进高质量区域发展。正式的环境规制通过合理化产业结构促进经济发展，而非正式的环境规制则通过升级产业结构来促进经济发展。此外，这两种环境规制对相邻地区都有积极的空间溢出效应。因此，环境规制和产业结构的区域异质性对促进区域经济的高质量和可持续发展具有重要意义。
