Does manufacturing agglomeration promote or hinder green development efficiency? Evidence from Yangtze River Economic

Huaxi Yuan1,2, Longhui Zou3, Yidai Feng4

  • 1Institute of Industrial Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Science, Beijing, 100006, China. huaxi@zuel.edu.cn.

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