The Spillover Effect of Government Locations on Regional Economic Growth
- 论文类型：期刊论文
- 第一作者：逄金栋
- 通讯作者：沈淑琳
- 合写作者：周宁哲
- 发表刊物：Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
- 收录刊物：SSCI
- 学科门类：经济学
- 文献类型：J
- 期号：222
- 页面范围：104-122
- 关键字：Government relocations Economic growth Urbanization Place-based policies
- DOI码：10.1016/j.jebo.2024.04.015
- 发表时间：2024-06-30
- 摘要：This paper investigates the spillover effect of government locations on economic growth by exploring more than 180 relocation events of city governments in China. Empirical results demonstrate that government relocations improve regional economic growth measured by night lights. This positive effect decreases with the distance to city governments’new locations. Government relocations are also found to accelerate urbanization. Potential mechanisms include the changes in land conversion and firm birth patterns in the move-in areas. These results indicate that the relocation of local governments can be an effective place-based policy to improve economic growth and urbanization.