The market-oriented allocation reform of urban land resources has become an important component of economic_x000D_
system reform in China, while its objective impact on land use efficiency still remains uncertain and needs to be_x000D_
revealed somehow. Based on the panel data of 285 cities in China from 2003 to 2015, this study uses the DEA_x000D_
method to measure the urban land use efficiency firstly, and then the spatial Durbin model is adopted to examine_x000D_
the spatial effects of land transfer marketization on urban land use efficiency in China. The results show that land_x000D_
transfer marketization can significantly improve urban land use efficiency of the local region at 0.16% on the one_x000D_
hand, while on the other hand it has an inhibitory effect on urban land use efficiency of the spatial related regions_x000D_
at a relatively higher level of 0.17%. Besides, there exists club convergence of the urban land use efficiency of_x000D_
sample cities in China. As for other variables affecting the urban land use efficiency spatially, economic development_x000D_
level, industrial structure and population scale have a significantly promoting effect at the level of_x000D_
0.1263, 0.1667 and 0.1735 respectively, while infrastructure level and opening degree may have an inhibitory_x000D_
effect because of their irreconcilable stages, though most of them failed the significance test. On the basis of these_x000D_
theoretical and empirical analyses, some policy recommendations such as adhering to the market-oriented land_x000D_
transfer policy, strengthening the communication and coordination mechanism between regions are provided to_x000D_
policymakers in order to make the most use of land resources.

Jiang xu
Chongqing University, School of public policy and administration

 
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