The Impact of High-Speed Rail on Regional Green
Innovation Performance-Based on the Dual
Perspective of High-Speed Rail Opening
and High-Speed Rail Network

Zhou, Yuqiong; Fan, Qing-Hai; Tao, Chunliu

doi:10.15244/pjoes/155961

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“…Zhou's research found that the opening of the HSR had significantly improved the city's green innovation performance, and that this boosting effect is increasing yearly. At the same time, the connection breadth of the HSR network has a positive impact on the city's green innovation performance [10]. From the perspective of the mobility of innovation factors, Huang verified that HSRs promote the flow of innovation factors and, thus, contribute to the efficiency of green innovation.…”

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The Impact of Opening a High-Speed Railway on Urban Innovation: A Comparative Perspective of Traditional Innovation and Green Innovation

Ma,

Tan,

2023

Land

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Transportation infrastructure is essential to regional innovation systems, and the high-speed railway (HSR) is reshaping China’s regional innovation pattern. Previous research lacks an analysis of the impact of opening an HSR on urban traditional and green innovation. This paper uses urban panel data from 285 prefecture-level cities in China from 2003 to 2019 to study the impact and mechanism of opening an HSR on urban innovation from a comparative perspective. The results of a multi-period difference-in-difference (DID) model show that opening an HSR can promote both traditional and green urban innovation, especially impacting urban green innovation. A further analysis of the mechanism of action found that high-quality talent and communication infrastructures are two crucial mechanisms of transmission for the opening of an HSR to affect urban innovation. In addition, heterogeneity analysis showed that opening an HSR promotes traditional urban and green innovation for cities in general. However, for central cities, the opening of an HSR has no significant impact on green innovation and has little effect on promoting traditional innovation. The policy inspiration of this paper is that, in the face of an innovation gap and the inequality of regional innovation and development, the construction of HSRs should be promoted according to local conditions. Construction and layout resources should be shifted from central cities to general cities to narrow the regional innovation gap. In addition, it is necessary to pay attention to the roles of the flow of high-quality talent and communication infrastructure in promoting urban innovation and sustainable urban development.

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confidence: 94%

The Impact of Opening a High-Speed Railway on Urban Innovation: A Comparative Perspective of Traditional Innovation and Green Innovation

Ma,

Tan,

2023

Land

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“…and infrastructure construction are also important factors in enhancing GTIC [19]. Moreover, green technology innovation exhibits dual externalities, which make it heavily reliant on external policies [2].…”

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Can the Energy-Consuming Right Trading Policy Improve Urban Green Technology Innovation Capacity? Evidence from China

Guo,

Hu,

Zhang

et al. 2023

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Green technology innovation plays an important role in achieving high-quality economic development in China. It is of great theoretical value and practical significance to study the effect of the Energy-consuming Right Trading Policy (ERTP) on green technology innovation. Based on the panel data of 279 cities in China from 2006 to 2020, this paper analyzes the effect of the ERTR on urban green technology innovation capacity (GTIC) by using the difference-in-differences (DID) model. The study shows that the ERTR can significantly improve urban GTIC and validates the "Weak Porter Hypothesis".After a series of robustness tests, this conclusion still holds. Furthermore, the mechanism analysis shows that the ERTP can promote urban GTIC through industrial structure upgrading. In addition, the heterogeneity analysis indicates that the ERTR can significantly improve the GTIC of eastern cities and non-resource cities. This paper fills the gap of related studies and provides an important reference for improving the ERTP.

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“…Can studying the economics of high-speed rail provide policy support for sustainable regional economic growth, as well as carbon reduction initiatives? Unfortunately, there are not many studies of this nature in the academic field, Rather, the emphasis is placed on the perspectives of green total factor productivity [6,7], regional economic growth [8,9], innovation performance [10][11][12] and carbon emissions [13,14]. In recent years, there has been a growing emphasis among scholars on the importance of transportation accessibility (connectivity) for regional economic development, surpassing the traditional focus on transportation infrastructure.…”

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High-Speed Railway Opening, Industrial Symbiotic Agglomeration and Green Sustainable Development—Empirical Evidence from China

Chen,

Zhu,

Zhao

2024

Sustainability

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In recent years, China’s transportation infrastructure has undergone significant changes. High-speed rail, as a new and favored mode of transportation, offers travelers convenience, efficiency, and punctuality, replacing many high-pollution transportation methods. Based on the characteristics of high-speed rail, this paper selects data from 30 provinces spanning from 1999 to 2019. It utilizes the double-difference method to evaluate the impact of high-speed rail opening on economic sustainability. It has been found that the introduction of high-speed rail contributes to economic sustainability during the examination period. The mechanism test also reveals that the opening of high-speed rail promotes green and sustainable development through the industrial agglomeration effect. In addition, the opening of high-speed rail (HSR) has a significant time lag effect and a spatial spillover effect on green sustainable development. The conclusion complements the theoretical framework regarding the impact of high-speed rail on the environment and regional economic sustainability. It also provides guidance for the efficient utilization of high-speed rail, which holds both theoretical and practical importance.

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The Impact of High-Speed Rail on Regional Green Innovation Performance-Based on the Dual Perspective of High-Speed Rail Opening and High-Speed Rail Network

Cited by 4 publications

References 12 publications

The Impact of Opening a High-Speed Railway on Urban Innovation: A Comparative Perspective of Traditional Innovation and Green Innovation

The Impact of Opening a High-Speed Railway on Urban Innovation: A Comparative Perspective of Traditional Innovation and Green Innovation

Can the Energy-Consuming Right Trading Policy Improve Urban Green Technology Innovation Capacity? Evidence from China

High-Speed Railway Opening, Industrial Symbiotic Agglomeration and Green Sustainable Development—Empirical Evidence from China

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