Broadband internet and enterprise innovation

Yang, Mengjun; Zheng, Shilin; Zhang, Lin

doi:10.1016/j.chieco.2022.101802

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“…The heterogeneity analysis reveals that the impact of broadband speed on promoting innovation is more substantial in cities with higher Internet penetration, GDP per capita, technology investment, and FDI. For different types of patents, we find that increased broadband speeds promote invention and utility model patenting but not design patents, which is consistent with the finding of [ 41 ] showing that broadband access does not promote the granting of corporate design patents. There are two potential reasons why the results regarding design patents are not significant.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

“…For example, using county-level data from the United States, [ 14 ] found that broadband access promotes utility model patenting. Based on firm-level data from China, [ 41 ] found that broadband Internet access primarily promotes invention patents rather than design patents.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition, we collect a set of variables from the CEIC database ( www.ceicdata.com ) to control for urban heterogeneity. Following [ 41 ], we include the natural logarithm of GDP per capita, the natural logarithm of FDI, the natural logarithm of the number of higher education institutions, the ratio of secondary industry output to GDP, and the Internet penetration rate. In addition, we control for the share of fiscal expenditures on science and technology.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…They emphasized the indirect role of Internet accessibility in lowering information costs and therefore boosting regional innovation activity, building on theoretical and empirical evidence. [ 41 ] found that broadband Internet access mainly promotes invention patents rather than design patents. Furthermore, [ 13 ] found that broadband positively affects rural enterprises’ innovation capabilities.…”

Section: Literature Review and Research Hypothesismentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…At the enterprise level, some scholars believe that the “Broadband China” pilot policy can alleviate information asymmetry and promote the agglomeration of enterprises and market competition by reducing communication costs of enterprises through channels such as information transmission and technology knowledge diffusion [ 4 , 13 , 14 ]. On the other hand, the policy can increase the number of research and development personnel, generate human capital agglomeration effects, and stimulate enterprise innovation [ 15 , 16 ]. At the regional level, of course, scholars have focused on the study of the “Broadband China” pilot policy on regional trade, consumer behavior, and regional technological innovation [ 17 , 18 , 19 ].…”

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Can Internet Construction Promote Urban Green Development? A Quasi-Natural Experiment from the “Broadband China”

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Broadband, as a key element of Internet infrastructure, plays an important role in breaking down barriers to the flow of production factors and promoting green economic transformation. Using the “Broadband China” strategy as a quasi-natural experiment, this study examines the impact and mechanisms of Internet infrastructure on urban green development by constructing a multi-period Difference-in-Differences (DID) model based on panel data from 277 Chinese prefecture-level cities from 2009 to 2019. The results show that the “Broadband China” pilot policy significantly promotes urban green development, with green technological innovation and talent aggregation playing important moderating roles. However, there is a certain lag in the impact of the “Broadband China” pilot policy on urban green development. Furthermore, our heterogeneity analysis suggests that the promotion of the “Broadband China” pilot policy for urban green development mainly exists in central cities, large-scale cities, and resource-based cities, as opposed to surrounding cities, small-scale cities, and non-resource-based cities. The above findings clarify the impact of Internet construction on urban green development and provide a theoretical and practical exploration for achieving a win-win situation of high-quality urban development and environmental protection.

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Digital transformation and environmental performance: Evidence from Chinese resource‐based enterprises

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Digitalization is of great significance for resource-based enterprises to break through the dual constraints of resource and environment. Based on the data of China's A-share resource-based listed enterprises, this study empirically examines the direct effect and transmission mechanism of digital transformation on the enterprises' environmental performance. The study finds that digital transformation significantly enhances the environmental performance of enterprises by stimulating green technology innovation, accelerating human capital accumulation, increasing environmental information disclosure, and strengthening environmental governance. The environmental performance of state-owned, large-size and high-tech resource-based enterprises is more prominently affected by digital transformation. In the eastern region and areas with higher environmental regulation, the impact of digital transformation on the environmental performance of resource-based enterprises is more significant. This study provides targeted suggestions for resource-based enterprises to make full use of the digital dividends and achieve high-quality development.

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Broadband internet and enterprise innovation

Cited by 45 publications

References 49 publications

The impact of broadband speed on innovation: City-level evidence from China

The impact of broadband speed on innovation: City-level evidence from China

Can Internet Construction Promote Urban Green Development? A Quasi-Natural Experiment from the “Broadband China”

Digital transformation and environmental performance: Evidence from Chinese resource‐based enterprises

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