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<p>Innovative governance systems are essential to addressing global ecological degradation and the persistent imbalance between environmental sustainability and economic development. The Key Ecological Function Zones (KEFZ) represent one of China’s most significant institutional innovations, designed to tackle the environmental governance dilemma by restructuring the performance appraisal system for local governments, thus alleviating the imbalance between ecological protection and economic growth. This study investigates the impact of KEFZ on the Environment-Economy Coupling and Coordination Degree (EE_CCD) using data of prefecture level city from 2005 to 2021. The results from benchmark regression show that KEFZ improves EE_CCD significantly, with robustness tests validating the consistency of these conclusions. Spatio-temporal analysis uncovers more pronounced policy effects in western regions and post the 19th National Congress of the CPC. Notably, the research identifies risk-averse local officials as moderators that diminish policy efficacy. Overall, the findings confirm that reforming performance evaluation mechanisms can effectively guide local governments toward harmonizing environmental and economic objectives. Based on these insights, the paper recommends establishing a dynamic assessment framework, implementing ecological compensation tailored to regional resource endowments, and introducing risk mitigation mechanisms for local officials to enhance policy outcomes.</p>

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Individual interests or collective goals: can performance appraisal of local officials be a new way to achieve sustainable economic development?

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  • 发表日期：

    2025年6月21日

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  • Ruoxi Zhong,
  • Ruoxi Xiong,
  • Yanbin Qi

摘要

Innovative governance systems are essential to addressing global ecological degradation and the persistent imbalance between environmental sustainability and economic development. The Key Ecological Function Zones (KEFZ) represent one of China’s most significant institutional innovations, designed to tackle the environmental governance dilemma by restructuring the performance appraisal system for local governments, thus alleviating the imbalance between ecological protection and economic growth. This study investigates the impact of KEFZ on the Environment-Economy Coupling and Coordination Degree (EE_CCD) using data of prefecture level city from 2005 to 2021. The results from benchmark regression show that KEFZ improves EE_CCD significantly, with robustness tests validating the consistency of these conclusions. Spatio-temporal analysis uncovers more pronounced policy effects in western regions and post the 19th National Congress of the CPC. Notably, the research identifies risk-averse local officials as moderators that diminish policy efficacy. Overall, the findings confirm that reforming performance evaluation mechanisms can effectively guide local governments toward harmonizing environmental and economic objectives. Based on these insights, the paper recommends establishing a dynamic assessment framework, implementing ecological compensation tailored to regional resource endowments, and introducing risk mitigation mechanisms for local officials to enhance policy outcomes.