Wang Zhonghua, Gong Zeyi, Zhou Fengxiu
Institute of Soviet Area Revitalization, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, China.
Research Base for Revitalization and Development of Old Revolutionary Base Areas in Jiangxi Province, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, China.
Sci Prog. 2025 Jan-Mar;108(1):368504251320699. doi: 10.1177/00368504251320699.
Understanding approaches to promoting green development as well as to increasing employment in old revolutionary areas from the perspective of the "dual carbon" goals is important and, hence, needs to be studied.
Using city and enterprise panel data from 2007 to 2019, this study used a differential model to assess the impact of China's low-carbon city pilot policies on employment in old revolutionary base areas.
The results showed that the low-carbon city pilot policies could significantly reduce the carbon emissions of old revolutionary base areas as well as significantly promote an improvement in employment levels. Specifically, low-carbon policies could promote the green technological innovation of enterprises and optimize the industrial structure through both output effects and factor-substitution effects to create more jobs. In addition, the impact of low-carbon city pilot policies on employment in different industries and factor intensity was heterogeneous, and the employment promotion effect was more significant in low-energy industries and non-labor-intensive enterprises.
The research results can enrich the theoretical basis of regional development planning in China, and provide important references that can be used to both stabilize the employment of residents and promote high-quality development in underdeveloped areas.
从“双碳”目标角度理解促进绿色发展以及增加革命老区就业的途径具有重要意义，因此需要进行研究。
本研究使用2007年至2019年的城市和企业面板数据，采用差分模型评估中国低碳城市试点政策对革命老区就业的影响。
结果表明，低碳城市试点政策能够显著降低革命老区的碳排放，并显著促进就业水平的提高。具体而言，低碳政策可通过产出效应和要素替代效应促进企业绿色技术创新，优化产业结构，从而创造更多就业机会。此外，低碳城市试点政策对不同行业和要素密集度的就业影响存在异质性，在低能耗行业和非劳动密集型企业中就业促进效果更为显著。
研究结果可以丰富中国区域发展规划的理论基础，并为稳定居民就业和促进欠发达地区高质量发展提供重要参考。
