How can digital finance boost enterprises’ high-quality development?: evidence from China

Exploring the convergence of ICT, digital financial inclusion, environmental pressures, and free trade and their significance in driving sustainable green investment initiatives under carbon neutrality targets

“…In Table 1 , we provide a comprehensive list of variable abbreviations and their corresponding definitions, along with the sources from which we obtained our data. Following Li et al [ 7 ], our dependent variable in this model is a green investment that is measured using environmental-related technologies (ET). The data on environmental-related technologies is sourced from the OECD.…”

“…These financial frameworks must deal with the old banking industry's improper allocation of financial resources [ 6 ]. The fast progress of digital technology offers fresh suggestions for supply-side reform, which coincides with the fast growth of financial technology [ 7 ]. The door has been opened for the digitalization of inclusive finance due to the Internet's quick growth in the financial industry.…”

Determining the green technology innovation accelator and natural resources towards decarbonization for the EU countries: evidence from MMQR

“…Cleaner tech is a fundamental constituent of the agenda of zero-emissions life and will pursue to perform an integral role in going green. Accelerating innovation in more cleaner technology is vital to the global climate strategy (Li et al 2023a , b ). Because of the following reasons, this attempt may now be more indispensable for the EU, which, for more than two decades, has been leading the struggle against climate change (European Commission 2018 ; Teixidó et al 2019 ).…”

“…Considering all these points of view, this research emphasizes the following three motivations that the literature offers: first, while the present analysis is one of the pioneering attempts to empirically examine the determinants of GTI, especially for the sample of the EU, it also aims to expand the nascent literature. Secondly, in addition to tools such as environmental taxes, renewable energy, and financial developments frequently debated in the literature (Li et al 2023a , b ), unfortunately, numerous papers investigating the role of green FDI, ecological footprint, and green growth on green innovation are not available in the literature. So, the most attention-grabbing dataset of novel environmental indicators consisting of green growth, ecological footprint, and green foreign direct investments is tackled in the present analysis with the previously mentioned variables.…”

Exploring the role of the belt and road initiative in promoting sustainable and inclusive development

“…The initiative centers on enhancing infrastructure connectivity and encompasses 18 provincial-level administrative regions within China (Li et al, 2023). Its primary objectives are to leverage regional comparative advantages, strengthen interregional cooperation, stimulate economic growth, and bridge the economic disparities among eastern, central, and western provinces .…”