The Impact Of Foreign Trade On Green Total Factor Productivity In The Yangtze River Delta Region

Since the reform and opening up,China has achieved rapid economic development,of which the contribution of foreign trade to economic development is unquestionable.The Yangtze River Delta region is at the forefront of China’s economic development.The economic development of the region directly drives the development of the national economy.Similarly,the development of foreign trade in the Yangtze River Delta region also determines the level of economic development in the Yangtze River Delta region.However,with the development of the economy,the problems of environmental pollution and waste of resources have become increasingly prominent.For a long time,the economy has grown with high investment,high pollution and high emissions.Now my country advocates the concept of green development and sustainable development,unlike In the past,we only focused on economic growth,but also on environmental protection,which made us pay more attention to the improvement of green total factor productivity,not just the improvement of total factor productivity.This paper deeply studies the impact of foreign trade in the Yangtze River Delta region on green total factor productivity,and provides a reference for formulating reasonable foreign trade policies to promote the green development of the Yangtze River Delta region.This paper firstly sorts out the relevant theories of foreign trade,green total factor productivity and the relationship between the two,and on this basis,the overall foreign trade volume of the Yangtze River Delta region and the foreign trade development of the three provinces and one city in the Yangtze River Delta region are respectively analyzed.The current situation is analyzed and summarized,and then based on the panel data at the prefecture-level city level in the Yangtze River Delta region from 2009 to 2018,the regression model is used for empirical analysis,and the impact of foreign trade on green total factor productivity in the Yangtze River Delta region is deeply studied.The main research conclusions of this paper As follows: First,the overall situation of the Yangtze River Delta region’s total import,export and import and export volume continues to grow,and its trade is still expanding and has always maintained a trade surplus.Second,the green total factor productivity in the Yangtze River Delta region showed a fluctuating growth trend as a whole from 2009 to 2018.Third,the power source of green total factor productivity improvement is mainly technological progress.Fourth,trade dependence has a significant negative impact on green total factor productivity in the Yangtze River Delta region,inhibiting the growth of green total factor productivity in the Yangtze River Delta region.Among them,both import trade and export trade have a significant negative impact on green total factor productivity in the Yangtze River Delta region.Fifth,the industrial structure has a significant inhibitory effect,and the level of human capital has an insignificant negative impact on the green total factor productivity in the Yangtze River Delta region;the level of economic development and government intervention have a significant impact on the green total factor productivity in the Yangtze River Delta region.positive promotion.Finally,on the basis of the research conclusions,this paper puts forward policy suggestions for expanding trade opening and cooperation,transforming and upgrading foreign trade,formulating trade policies according to local conditions,and forming a positive interaction between trade opening and green development,in order to further exert foreign trade’s impact on the Yangtze River Delta region.Improve its green total factor productivity and provide countermeasures.