How does information and communications technology agglomeration affect the decoupling of economic growth and carbon emissions? Evidence from 257 cities in China

Labor linkages and flow paths of industry in China

“…The input–output model serves as the analytical foundation for HEM [ 30 ]. HEM has become one of the more popular empirical research paradigms in industrial linkage studies and is used in many fields [ 31 , 32 ]. HEM has been applied not only to analyze the impact of sectoral structural changes on the economy, but also in the areas of resources [ 33 ], energy and environmental protection [ 34 ].…”