How do vertical fiscal imbalances affect energy efficiency? The role of government spending on science and technology

Tianchu Feng1,2, Meijuan Liu3, Chaozhu Li4

  • 1School of Economics and Management, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou, 311300, Zhejiang, China. fengtianchu1219@zafu.edu.cn.

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