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Impact of fiscal science and technology expenditure on urban carbon emission efficiency and its transmission mechanisms

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  • Sun, Huiling
  • Li, Jiachang
  • Chen, Jialin

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Results show that fiscal inputs significantly boost carbon emission efficiency. Mechanistically, green technological innovation acts as a carbon reduction "amplifier" due to its dual externalities. Heterogeneity analysis reveals that this effect is predominantly concentrated in non-resource-based, middle-to-high-income cities with lower industrial density, suggesting that structural rigidity can blunt policy efficacy. Institutional empowerment from low-carbon pilot policies further accelerates dividend conversion. Dynamic analysis confirms that fiscal capital bridges a three-to-five-year technology "gestation period" and reaches a localized peak in the medium term, with long-term multiplier effects far exceeding short-term impacts. These findings support precise, long-term low-carbon fiscal strategies.

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  • Sun, Huiling & Li, Jiachang & Chen, Jialin, 2026. "Impact of fiscal science and technology expenditure on urban carbon emission efficiency and its transmission mechanisms," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 106(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:106:y:2026:i:c:s1544612326008457
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2026.110317
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