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Title Digital inclusive finance, green technological innovation, and carbon emissions from a spatial perspective
ID_Doc 62239
Authors Lu, Y; Xia, ZY
Title Digital inclusive finance, green technological innovation, and carbon emissions from a spatial perspective
Year 2024
Published Scientific Reports, 14, 1
DOI 10.1038/s41598-024-59081-9
Abstract Based on the panel data of 276 prefecture-level cities in China from 2011 to 2020, this study explores the impact of digital inclusive finance (DIF) on carbon emissions and the intrinsic mechanism of green technological innovation from a spatial perspective by constructing a spatial econometric model, a mediating effect model, and a threshold model. The results show that DIF significantly inhibits carbon emissions, exhibiting a spatial spillover effect. The transmission mechanism from a spatial perspective shows that green technological innovation plays a partial mediating role between DIF and carbon emissions, with the mediating effect accounting for approximately 59.47%. The heterogeneity analysis suggests that the impact of DIF on the reduction of carbon emissions is more pronounced in large and medium-sized cities and eastern regions. Further discussion reveals that the carbon reduction effect of DIF is also influenced by green technological innovation and industrial structure upgrading, showing threshold effects with marginal decreases and gradual increases, respectively.
Author Keywords Digital inclusive finance; Green technological innovation; Carbon emissions; Spatial Durbin model; Mediating effect
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:001201413300004
WoS Category Multidisciplinary Sciences
Research Area Science & Technology - Other Topics
PDF https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-59081-9.pdf
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