Development Zones (DZs) are an important spatial carrier for the urban government to guide the allocation of industrial resources, and tax incentives are one of the important policy instruments in the DZs. This study combines Basic Tax Competition (BTC) theory, New Economic Geography (NEG)...

We measure the green technology innovation efficiency of 288 cities in China from static and dynamic dimensions using the [[EQUATION]] model and [[EQUATION]] Index and employ the "Difference in Difference" (DID) model to evaluate the impact of FTZs construction on green technology innovation...

The Catawba Digital Economic Zone (“CDEZ”) achieved a number of firsts when it launched in late 2022: the world’s first entirely virtual special jurisdiction devoted to financial services using technologies like blockchains, cryptocurrencies, digital assets, and artificial intelligence...

The study evaluates the impact of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) on household welfare (per capita consumption expenditure (PCE) and poverty status) in Ghana using the Ghana Socioeconomic Panel Survey Dataset. SEZs spillover effect on household welfare within a binary treatment condition may lead...

This paper identifies the importance of reducing fixed costs for establishing industrial zones as part of an agglomeration policy. China's economic growth has been driven by the agglomeration of manufacturing firms via industrial zones that attract foreign direct investment. This investment...

Do Special Economic Zones (SEZs) increase local economic activities in developing countries? This paper explores this question by examining the aggregate district economic effects of SEZs, a place-based development policy in Ethiopia. The study relies on time and district variation in the...