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ArticleOpen Access http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/oajrces.2024.06.004

Retracted: Can Informal Environmental Regulation Promote Urban Green Economy Efficiency? A Quasi-natural Experiment from Environmental Information Disclosure

Wenyu Xie1,*, Zheng Sun2

1School of Economics and Finance, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

2International Business School, Guangdong University of Finance & Economics, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

*Corresponding author:Wenyu Xie

Published: September 14,2024

Abstract

Retraction Notice

Title: Can Informal Environmental Regulation Promote Urban Green Economy Efficiency? A Quasi-natural Experiment from Environmental Information Disclosure

Authors: Wenyu Xie, Zheng Sun

Journal: OAJRC Environmental Science, Volume 5, Issue 2, 53-64, 2024

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/oajrces.2024.06.004

The authors have requested the retraction of this article due to personal reasons. After careful consideration, the editorial board has accepted the request and agreed to retract the article from the journal. The decision was made in accordance with the journal’s publishing ethics and the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

The article is therefore officially retracted. 

We apologize to our readers for any inconvenience caused.


Date of Retraction: July 9, 2025


OAJRC Environmental Science Editorial Office


Keywords

Environmental information disclosure, Green economy efficiency, Green innovation, Foreign direct investment, Difference-in-Differences model

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How to cite this paper

Can Informal Environmental Regulation Promote Urban Green Economy Efficiency? A Quasi-natural Experiment from Environmental Information Disclosure

How to cite this paper: Wenyu Xie, Zheng Sun(2024) Can Informal Environmental Regulation Promote Urban Green Economy Efficiency? A Quasi-natural Experiment from Environmental Information DisclosureOAJRC Environmental Science5(2), 53-64.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/oajrces.2024.06.004