Effect of consumer subsidies on coal mine efficiency and its transmission mechanism

IF 9.3 2区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Energy Policy Pub Date : 2024-11-11 DOI:10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114412

Xiaofei Wang , Lirong Xu , Qin Gao , Nan Liu , Chongmei Wang , Ke Li

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Abstract

Appropriate consumer subsidies can effectively address energy poverty. However, in China, the continued high level of fossil energy consumer subsidies, influenced by the energy consumption structure, may impede the green, low-carbon, and high-quality development of energy production companies. This study examines coal mines in Shandong province from 2017 to 2021 to explore the effects of consumer subsidies on mine production efficiency and its mechanisms. The results show that technological advancements are essential for mine production efficiency improvement, but consumer subsidies have a significant negative effect on mine production efficiency, and the influence weight is −0.020. Additionally, the mechanism analysis reveals that consumer subsidies affect mine production efficiency through factors such as environmental governance, market competition, and management quality. It is proposed that reforms in the coal market, including optimizing the long-term cooperative pricing mechanism, could mitigate the negative effects of consumer subsidies and support energy structure adjustments.

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消费者补贴对煤矿效率的影响及其传导机制

适当的消费补贴可以有效解决能源贫困问题。然而，在中国，受能源消费结构的影响，化石能源消费补贴水平居高不下，可能会阻碍能源生产企业的绿色、低碳、高质量发展。本研究以山东省 2017 年至 2021 年煤矿为研究对象，探讨消费补贴对煤矿生产效率的影响及其机制。结果表明，技术进步对煤矿生产效率提升至关重要，但消费补贴对煤矿生产效率有显著负向影响，影响权重为-0.020。此外，机理分析表明，消费补贴通过环境治理、市场竞争和管理质量等因素影响煤矿生产效率。建议通过煤炭市场改革，包括优化长期合作定价机制，缓解消费补贴的负面影响，支持能源结构调整。

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Energy Policy 管理科学-环境科学

CiteScore

17.30

自引率

5.60%

发文量

540

审稿时长

7.9 months

期刊介绍： Energy policy is the manner in which a given entity (often governmental) has decided to address issues of energy development including energy conversion, distribution and use as well as reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in order to contribute to climate change mitigation. The attributes of energy policy may include legislation, international treaties, incentives to investment, guidelines for energy conservation, taxation and other public policy techniques. Energy policy is closely related to climate change policy because totalled worldwide the energy sector emits more greenhouse gas than other sectors.