Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Guoxiang Li Author-Name: Suling Feng Author-Email: ligx@163.sufe.edu.cn Author-Workplace-Name: Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China Title: Does Private Investment Help Improve Natural Resource Utilization Efficiency? Abstract: Using panel data from 30 Chinese provinces (excluding Tibet, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan) over the 2006 to 2016 period, this research analyzes the impact of private investment on natural resource utilization efficiency. We find that private investment improves natural resource utilization efficiency both directly and via technological innovation. Classification-JEL: Q,Q3,E22 Keywords: innovation,efficiency,natural resource,private investment Journal: Asian Economics Letters Pages: 1-5 Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Year: 2021 DOI: 2021/06/27 File-URL: https://a-e-l.scholasticahq.com/api/v1/articles/17077-does-private-investment-help-improve-natural-resource-utilization-efficiency.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:ayb:jrnael:6