Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/313120 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Citation: 
[Journal:] Sustainable Cities and Society [ISSN:] 2210-6707 [Volume:] 120 [Article No.:] 106166 [Publisher:] Elsevier [Place:] Amsterdam [Year:] 2025 [Pages:] 1-12
Publisher: 
Elsevier, Amsterdam
Abstract: 
This study aims to examine the causal relationship between climate policy and spatial development inequality within cities. To this end, we leverage the temporal and spatial variations in the implementation of the low-carbon city pilot initiative (LCCPI) to perform a staggered difference-in-difference (DID) estimation. Our estimated results demonstrate that the LCCPI is associated with an approximate 4.4 % reduction in the Gini coefficient for nighttime light intensity. Our findings are robust to alternative measures and different specifications. Further mechanism analyses reveal that the LCCPI operates by narrowing the green innovation gap and improving the factor allocation. Notably, we observe a more pronounced decrease in spatial development inequality in resource-dependent and high-marketization cities.
Subjects: 
climate policy
spatial development inequality
green innovation
factor allocation
staggered DID
JEL: 
D63
Q01
Q56
R11
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Article
Document Version: 
Published Version

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