How does heterogeneous industrial agglomeration affect the total factor energy efficiency of China's digital economy

Peng, Hui; Lu, Yaobin; Wang, Qunwei

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2023.126654

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“…Specifically, government intervention has a significantly negative moderating effect on the relationship between the digital economy and green technological innovation, while simultaneously exerting a positive regulatory influence on the mediating role of green technological innovation in the relationship between the digital economy and totalfactor carbon emission efficiency. The results of previous studies have also shown that the digital economy reduces carbon emission efficiency by reducing energy consumption and upgrading the industrial structure [78,79].…”

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The Impact of the Digital Economy on Total-Factor Carbon Emission Efficiency in the Yellow River Basin from the Perspectives of Mediating and Moderating Roles

Nie,

Bao,

Song

et al. 2024

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China’s digital economy has been expanding rapidly in the past decade. This expansion is having a profound impact on the country’s economy. Using panel data on 97 prefecture-level cities in the Yellow River Basin from 2011 to 2020, this study investigates the multifaceted relationship between the digital economy and total-factor carbon emission efficiency. The research yields three key findings: (1) The digital economy positively enhances overall carbon emission efficiency. This conclusion is drawn with robustness tests. (2) Green technology innovation serves as a partial mediator between the digital economy and total-factor carbon emission efficiency, and this mediation role is influenced by government intervention, which negatively moderates the relationship between the digital economy and green technology innovation but positively impacts the mediation role of green technology innovation between the digital economy and total-factor carbon emission efficiency. (3) The positive impact of the digital economy on total-factor carbon emission efficiency is more significant in the upper reaches, lower reaches, and resource-based cities of the Yellow River Basin. These findings provide new perspectives and empirical evidence for better understanding the relationship between digital economy development and total-factor carbon emission efficiency. They also provide policy recommendations for achieving strategic objectives, including digital economy development, carbon emission reduction, carbon peaking, and carbon neutrality.

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confidence: 96%

The Impact of the Digital Economy on Total-Factor Carbon Emission Efficiency in the Yellow River Basin from the Perspectives of Mediating and Moderating Roles

Nie,

Bao,

Song

et al. 2024

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“…Industrial structure upgrading is an inherent power of China's high-quality economic development. Strategies aimed toward the digital economy promote its development; moreover, the digital economy not only has a direct impact on science and technological innovation by virtue of its own qualities but also indirectly affects science and technological innovation through industrial upgrading (Peng et al 2023). On the one hand, the digital economy has led to the tremendous development of information technology, which is conducive to the transformation and upgrading of the traditional manufacturing industry to strengthen the fusion of information technology.…”

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Digital economy and urban innovation level: A quasi-natural experiment from the strategy of “Digital China”

Zhang,

Liu,

Yang

2024

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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The digital economy is an essential engine of the innovation-driven development strategy and plays a valuable role in promoting the high-quality development of the regional economy. Based on the panel data of 286 cities in mainland China with the help of the digital economy strategic plans issued by local governments as a quasi-natural experiment, we use the multi-temporal double-difference (DID) method to examine the impact of the digital economy on the urban innovation level. Findings show that the digital economy can significantly improve the urban innovation level. After a series of robustness tests, such as parallel trend test, updating sample and period, and repeated placebo test, the innovation-driving effect generated by the development of the digital economy remains significant. Results of the mechanism analysis indicate that the digital economy enhances the level of innovation through upgrading industrial structures. In addition, we find through the heterogeneity test that the digital economy has a stronger effect on improving the quality of innovation. Meanwhile, the innovation output in the Middle Eastern region is more significantly affected by the “Digital China” strategy than the Western region. Therefore, we should accelerate the implementation of the local digital economy development strategy to realize the high-quality development of the regional economy.

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“…To enhance the level of regional green development, we must consider both economic and ecological performance. Industrial agglomeration serves as a critical driving force for economic development and has a significant impact on improving the ecological environment (Peng et al, 2023). However, due to the continuous adjustment and upgrading of industrial structures, traditional single specialized agglomerations are no longer effective in reflecting the differences between production and intermediate products.…”

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How will industrial collaborative agglomeration affect the efficiency of regional green development?

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The integrated development of various industries in China is essential for promoting long-term sustainable development and achieving carbon neutrality. In this study, we analyze panel data from 30 Chinese provinces (excluding Tibet, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan) covering the period between 2005 and 2020 to investigate the impact of collaborative agglomeration between productive service and manufacturing industries on green development efficiency. We utilize a mediation effect model to examine the role of technological innovation in driving the relationship between industrial collaborative agglomeration and regional green development efficiency. Our findings reveal that the collaborative agglomeration of the productive service and manufacturing industries has a significant positive effect on improving regional green development efficiency. We also identify a non-linear relationship, indicating a double threshold effect. Technological innovation plays an important role in facilitating industrial collaborative agglomeration and promoting the efficiency of regional green development. Moreover, our results demonstrate significant regional heterogeneity in the impact of industrial collaborative agglomeration on regional green development efficiency. Based on these findings, we propose several policy recommendations to achieve high-quality regional economic development, including improving the quality of industrial synergy and agglomeration between regions, strengthening the intermediary promotion role of technological innovation, and enhancing regional green productivity.

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How does heterogeneous industrial agglomeration affect the total factor energy efficiency of China's digital economy

Cited by 36 publications

References 49 publications

The Impact of the Digital Economy on Total-Factor Carbon Emission Efficiency in the Yellow River Basin from the Perspectives of Mediating and Moderating Roles

The Impact of the Digital Economy on Total-Factor Carbon Emission Efficiency in the Yellow River Basin from the Perspectives of Mediating and Moderating Roles

Digital economy and urban innovation level: A quasi-natural experiment from the strategy of “Digital China”

How will industrial collaborative agglomeration affect the efficiency of regional green development?

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