Author(s)

Jingyi Zhou ¹, Mengyuan Xie ²

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Accounting, Guangdong University of Finance, Guangzhou, China
² School of Economics and Management, Zhaoqing University, Zhaoqing, China

Corresponding Author

Mengyuan Xie

ABSTRACT

The establishment of pilot free trade zones has an important impact on micro enterprise behaviour. This paper reviews the existing research from two aspects: the economic consequences of the establishment of pilot free trade zones and the influencing factors of enterprises' carbon emission behaviour, and puts forward the shortcomings of the existing research. The results of this paper provide theoretical evidence and a useful perspective for the establishment and promotion of China's pilot free trade zones.

KEYWORDS

Pilot Free Trade Zone; Corporate Carbon Emission Behaviour; Environmental Benefit

CITE THIS PAPER

Jingyi Zhou, Mengyuan Xie, Consideration on the relationship between the establishment of pilot free trade zone and corporate carbon emission behaviour. Accounting and Corporate Management (2024) Vol. 6: 170-175. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/acccm.2024.060423.

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