Research Article

Evaluating the Effect of China’s Carbon Emission Trading Policy on Energy Efficiency of the Construction Industry Based on a Difference-in-Differences Method

Table 3

Impact of the carbon emission trading policy on energy efficiency of the construction industry.

(1) lnee(2) lnee(3) lnee(4) lnee(5) lnee

treatipostt0.2100.334∗∗∗0.301∗∗0.294∗∗∗0.226∗∗∗
(1.84)(2.76)(2.70)(3.39)(2.92)

Productivity0.008∗∗0.008∗∗∗0.008∗∗∗0.007∗∗∗
(2.75)(2.79)(3.40)(3.11)

Urbanratio5.798∗∗5.892∗∗∗3.307∗∗3.659∗∗
(2.66)(2.79)(2.13)(2.28)

Machinery−0.027∗∗∗−0.014−0.017∗∗
(−3.03)(−1.87)(−2.31)

Lnesratio0.472∗∗∗0.467∗∗∗
(6.01)(5.50)

Rdratio29.223∗∗
(2.16)

_Cons3.155∗∗∗−0.247−0.1342.033∗∗1.455
(413.69)(−0.20)(−0.11)(2.33)(1.45)

Province FEYesYesYesYesYes
Year FEYesYesYesYesYes
Adj. R20.8910.9010.9060.9380.941
N270270270270270

Standard errors are clustered at the provincial level. t statistics in parentheses. p < 0.10, ∗∗p < 0.05, ∗∗∗p < 0.01.