Economic Effects of Ecological Compensation Policy in Shiyang River Basin: Empirical Research Based on DID and RDD Models
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
The topic of this paper is meaningful, and the empirical test is carried out by using the method of empirical research. The research design is basically standardized, the viewpoint is correct, and the demonstration is basically sufficient, which has basically reached the level published in this journal. However, there are some deficiencies in the article that need to be improved:
- The topic of this paper is interesting, but the scope is too small，it is best to take Baiyang River Basin as an example;
- The content of the summary is incomplete, focusing on reviewing the past and paying little attention to the present and future, which should be corrected appropriately;
- There are too many contents in the research area, which should be reduced to highlight the important contents;
- The research method should highlight the analysis of modeling process, especially the theoretical analysis of modeling and variable selection, and appropriately reduce unnecessary contents，the comparison of the results of the two research methods should be discussed;
- The references are too old, and the references in recent three years should be added appropriately.
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Reviewer 2 Report
Dear Authors!
I liked your paper. The scientific value is good of paper.
Please check the 40 and 48 citations.
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Reviewer 3 Report
Discussion of results needs more comparison with prior studies. How are results similar or different what has been done before in related papers?
Moreover, I missed more explanations on the methodology part, in particular, regarding the steps they followed in their empirical results section. Authors should elaborate more on that.
The contribution of the paper to the literature and the outline of the paper should be added
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Round 2
Reviewer 1 Report
The author has comprehensively revised the article according to the revision requirements, and the quality of the article has been greatly improved after revision, meeting the publication requirements. I agree that this article will be published in the Sustainability!
Reviewer 3 Report
Accept in present form
