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Does intellectual property rights protection matter for low-carbon transition? The role of institutional incentives

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  • Nie, Song

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Intellectual Property Rights Protection (IPRP) can affect knowledge dissemination and talent flow. However, few studies have examined its effect on regional low-carbon transition and the low-carbon economy. Using carbon emission efficiency (CEE) to measure China's low-carbon transition, we consider the “National Intellectual Property Rights Demonstration Cities” policy as a quasi-experiment and apply a staggered difference-in-differences model to examine IPRP's effect on CEE. We find that IPRP boosts CEE through green innovation and energy intensity and is stronger in coastal, eastern, resourced-based, and big cities. Finally, the significantly positive spillover impact of IPRP boosts CEE in adjacent cities. This study highlights the critical role of the institutional environment in driving low-carbon transitions, offering a foundational framework for developing countries to promote IPRP.

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  • Nie, Song, 2024. "Does intellectual property rights protection matter for low-carbon transition? The role of institutional incentives," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 140(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecmode:v:140:y:2024:i:c:s0264999324001998
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2024.106842
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    Keywords

    Carbon emission efficiency; Intellectual property rights protection; Green innovation capacity; Energy intensity;
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    JEL classification:

    • C5 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling
    • O3 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights
    • O4 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity
    • Q5 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics
    • R5 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis

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