Journal of Northeastern University(Social Science) ›› 2025, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (6): 37-48.DOI: 10.15936/j.cnki.1008-3758.2025.06.005

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Study on the Green Technology Innovation Effect of Fiscal Vertical Imbalance: Based on an Analysis of Provincial Panel Data

Yuyang SUN   

  1. School of Economics,Liaoning University,Shenyang 110036,China
  • Received:2024-08-04 Online:2025-11-25 Published:2025-12-03

Abstract:

Green technology innovation plays a key supporting role in green and low-carbon development. Under the framework of China-style decentralization system, it is of great practical significance to explore the effect of fiscal vertical imbalance on green technology innovation. In this context, the mechanism of fiscal vertical imbalance and green technology innovation is first systematically expounded from the theoretical level, and then the impact of fiscal vertical imbalance on green technology innovation is empirically tested by building a two-way fixed effect model. The results show that fiscal vertical imbalance inhibits green technology innovation, and this conclusion is still valid after the endogeneity and robustness tests. Fiscal vertical imbalance mainly inhibits green technology innovation by weakening the government’s innovation preferences and reducing the intensity of environmental regulation. Further research shows that the effect of fiscal vertical imbalance on green technology innovation is heterogeneous due to the differences in economic development level, transfer payment level and fiscal vertical imbalance degree.

Key words: green technology innovation, fiscal vertical imbalance, local government behavior

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