Yiwen Yu
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Research Subjects
Yiwen Yu has a total of 4 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Lili Ding
Landscaping and City Appearance Administrative Bureau of Minhang District, Shanghai 201199, China
1 shared publication - Yongyou Nie
School of Economics, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
1 shared publication - Yun Pan
College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
1 shared publication - Zheng Jiao
Shanghai Applied Radiation Institute, Shanghai University, Shanghai 201800, PR China
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 30 October 2024
- Published by MDPI AG in Sustainability
- Vol. 16 (21) , 9447
The Impact of Accountability for Energy Efficiency Targets on Labor Demand of Enterprises: Evidence from China’s Top-1000 Energy-Saving Program
To control energy consumption, China issued the environmental regulation policy of the Top-1000 Energy-Saving Program in 2006, and it remains to be examined whether this policy will impact enterprises’ labor demand while promoting energy conservation and consumption reduction. Based on the panel data of Chinese enterprises (2000–2010), this study employs the difference-in-differences (DID) method to investigate the impact of the Top-1000 Energy-Saving Program on the labor demand of enterprises. It is found that the policy significantly reduces enterprises’ labor demand, a finding that passes several robustness tests. Second, the effects of the policy show heterogeneity across enterprises of various sizes, ownership structures, and regions. Finally, the mechanism analysis verifies the existence of an output effect leading to a decline in enterprises’ labor demand, while the substitution effect manifests itself in the substitution of enterprises’ labor demand with the increase of capital and technological innovation. This study provides important empirical evidence for the improvement of energy efficiency policies.
- 30 October 2024
- Published by MDPI AG in Sustainability
- Vol. 16 (21) , 9447
Open AccessThe Impact of Accountability for Energy Efficiency Targets on Labor Demand of Enterprises: Evidence from China’s Top-1000 Energy-Saving Program
To control energy consumption, China issued the environmental regulation policy of the Top-1000 Energy-Saving Program in 2006, and it remains to be examined whether this policy will impact enterprises’ labor demand while promoting energy conservation and consumption reduction. Based on the panel data of Chinese enterprises (2000–2010), this study employs the difference-in-differences (DID) method to investigate the impact of the Top-1000 Energy-Saving Program on the labor demand of enterprises. It is found that the policy significantly reduces enterprises’ labor demand, a finding that passes several robustness tests. Second, the effects of the policy show heterogeneity across enterprises of various sizes, ownership structures, and regions. Finally, the mechanism analysis verifies the existence of an output effect leading to a decline in enterprises’ labor demand, while the substitution effect manifests itself in the substitution of enterprises’ labor demand with the increase of capital and technological innovation. This study provides important empirical evidence for the improvement of energy efficiency policies.