Did the administrative approval reform in China affect the productivity of energy firms? – A quasi-natural experimental approach
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Administrative approval reform; Energy industry; Productivity; China;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- L94 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Electric Utilities
- P21 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Planning, Coordination, and Reform
- P28 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Natural Resources; Environment
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