Can environmental regulation promote industrial innovation and productivity? Based on the strong and weak Porter hypothesis

Yuan, Baolong; Zhang, Kun

doi:10.1080/10042857.2017.1416042

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“…Appropriate but strict environmental regulations help to promote technological innovation, and the resulting first-mover advantage could compensate for environmental costs and achieve a win-win situation between economy and environment (Lee et al., 2011; Porter & van der Linde, 1995). Environmental regulations also motivate companies to increase their investment in fixed capital, which in turn leads to efficiency gains resulting from technological improvements (Yuan & Zhang, 2017). Simultaneously, the introduction of technology will bring a certain technology spillover effect (Takao & Noriaki, 2014).…”

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Environmental Regulation and Development Transformation in the Tropical and Subtropical Cities of China: A Big Data Analysis

Zhang-ying

Kang

Fan

2020

Tropical Conservation Science

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This paper studies the effects of Key Control Areas (KCA) policy implemented by the Chinese government in 2012 on city development transformation, in which strict environmental regulations were imposed in KCA cities in both tropical and subtropical zone. Based on the panel data of 155 tropical and subtropical cities in China from 2000 to 2017, we use a simple Differences-in-Differences approach to estimate the effects. Results show that more draconian environmental regulation has significant positive effects on city transformation. Furthermore, the designation of key areas leads to a screening effect on firms, that is, some of them increase technology investment in green production, while other firms are not capable to shoulder the rising cost and choose to reduce production or even shut their business, which ultimately promotes the city transformation. Meanwhile, with the expansion of the service industry, the relative proportion of manufacturing has declined, which brings about the upgrading of the industrial structure, and in turn promotes the city transformation.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Environmental Regulation and Development Transformation in the Tropical and Subtropical Cities of China: A Big Data Analysis

Zhang-ying

Kang

Fan

2020

Tropical Conservation Science

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“…Under the influence of China's “Mass Entrepreneurship and Innovation” strategy, since 2014, enterprises (especially SEs) have been encouraged to enter the market and conduct innovative activities. Those SEs that engage in innovative behaviors can avoid the adverse effects of environmental regulations (Chang & Sam, 2015; Song, Wang, & Sun, 2018; Yuan & Zhang, 2017). According to different innovative objectives, innovations can be divided into three categories, namely, process innovation, product innovation, and technological innovation (Shao, Hu, Cao, Yang, & Guan, 2020).…”

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Do environmental regulations hamper small enterprises' market entry? Evidence from China

Shao

et al. 2020

Bus Strat Env

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Due to the serious increase of environmental pollution in China, environmental regulations have become significantly stringent. Such regulations are playing an increasingly important role in the development of small enterprises (SEs) in China, especially in SEs' market entry. However, existing studies pay little attention to this issue. This paper investigates for the first time the effect of environmental regulations on SEs' market entry and the mechanism of environmental regulation effects in China. We consider two sets of panel data for the periods 2003–2010 and 2012–2015 in China. We also use the fixed effect model and the instrumental variable method to explore the role of environmental regulations in SEs' market entry. The results show that, overall, environmental regulations play a significantly positive and robust role in SEs' market entry. However, the mechanisms associated with the effect of environmental regulations on different innovative types of SEs differ. Environmental regulations promote the market entry of SEs with product innovation, but this impact is not significant for SEs with research and development (R&D) activities and R&D institutions. Our findings indicate that China's SEs prefer product innovation, which is a lower level innovative type, over R&D innovation, as a means to avoid the negative impact of stringent environmental regulations.

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“…Business decisions require accounting for various factors in order to ensure sustainability (Yuan & Zhang, 2017;Rostamzadeh, Esmaeili, Shahriyari Nia, Saparauskas, & Keshavarz Ghorabaee, 2017;Feng, Zhao, Jia, & Shao, 2019). A wide range of models were proposed for an efficient inventory management since 1913, then Harris introduced Economic Order Quantity concept to the World.…”

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Eoq for Perishable Goods: Modification of Wilson’s Model for Food Retailers

Zeng

Nestorenko

et al. 2019

Technological and Economic Development of Economy

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A timely response to a fluctuating and ever-changing consumer demand is an important decision for a company, as it may impact its position in the market. Thus, proper inventory management becomes a focal point in retail business process management and can provide a substantial competitive advantage. In this paper, we introduce a modified version of Wilson’s model, which takes into account trends in consumer demand and offer flexibility in reordering time. The illustration of the proposed model is presented, showing the significant economic benefit under particular conditions.

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Can environmental regulation promote industrial innovation and productivity? Based on the strong and weak Porter hypothesis

Cited by 40 publications

References 29 publications

Environmental Regulation and Development Transformation in the Tropical and Subtropical Cities of China: A Big Data Analysis

Environmental Regulation and Development Transformation in the Tropical and Subtropical Cities of China: A Big Data Analysis

Do environmental regulations hamper small enterprises' market entry? Evidence from China

Eoq for Perishable Goods: Modification of Wilson’s Model for Food Retailers

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