Eco-efficiency as a Catalyst for Citizen Co-production: Evidence from Chinese Cities

Ruiyu Zhang, Lin Nie, Ce Zhao and Xin Zhao

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Abstract: We examine whether higher eco-efficiency encourages local governments to co-produce environmental solutions with citizens. Using Chinese provincial data and advanced textual analysis, we find that high eco-efficiency strongly predicts more collaborative responses to environmental complaints. Causal inference suggests that crossing a threshold of eco-efficiency increases co-production probabilities by about 24 percentage points, indicating eco-efficiency's potential as a catalyst for participatory environmental governance.

Date: 2025-04
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