Can industrial agglomeration alleviate energy poverty?Evidence from China  

作　　者：Xiaomeng Zhao Yichuan Xie Qingzhe Jiang Jun Zhao 

机构地区：[1]International Business Strategy Institute,University of International Business and Economics,Beijing 100029,China [2]School of Marxism,Langfang Normal University,Langfang 065000,China [3]School of International Trade and Economics,University of International Business and Economics,Beijing 100029,China [4]School of Economics and Management,China University of Geosciences(Beijing),Beijing 100083,China

出　　处：《Chinese Journal of Population,Resources and Environment》2025年第1期15-26,共12页中国人口·资源与环境(英文版)

基　　金：sponsored by the National Social Science Fund of China[Grant No.23VMG006].

摘　　要：This study determines whether industrial agglomeration can solve energy poverty(ENPO)by applying a provincial dataset(2002-2019)to assess the potential effect of industrial agglomeration on ENPO.Additionally,this study conducts an in-depth exploration of provincial heterogeneity and its influence mechanisms.The conclusions are as follows:①Industrial agglomeration is negatively correlated with ENPO;by implication,enhancing industrial agglomeration is a driving force for reducing ENPO.②The alleviating effect of industrial agglomeration on ENPO in the midwestern region is considerably higher than that in the eastern region,and the ENPO alleviation effect of the high agglomeration region is better than that in the low agglomeration region.③Foreign investment and energy efficiency have a mediating role,that is,they are valid transmission pathways for industrial agglomeration to solve the ENPO issue.Relevant policy suggestions for reducing ENPO by accelerating industrial agglomeration are proposed by drawing on the above three conclusions.

关 键 词：Energy poverty alleviation Industrial agglomeration Heterogeneous analysis Mechanism analysis China 

分 类 号：F12[经济管理—世界经济]