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Title Digital economy and the green transformation of manufacturing industry: evidence from Chinese cities
ID_Doc 62247
Authors Wang, H; Kang, CH
Title Digital economy and the green transformation of manufacturing industry: evidence from Chinese cities
Year 2024
Published
DOI 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1324117
Abstract The global economy is undergoing a transformative shift propelled by continuous technological advancements. This digital revolution has ushered in a new era characterized by the pervasive influence of the digital economy. Notably, the inherent "green" attributes of the digital economy, such as reduced marginal costs and diminished environmental impact, have injected fresh momentum into the green transformation of the industrial sector. Using spatial econometric model, we examine the impact of the digital economy on the green transformation of the manufacturing industry using panel data for 283 prefecture-level Chinese cities from 2011 to 2019. We first calculate the level of the manufacturing industry's green transformation in this paper according to the Slack-Based Measure model. The green transformation of the industrial sector is facilitated by the digital economy in both the eastern and central regions, as revealed by heterogeneity analysis based on geographical areas. The moderating effect analysis reveals a distinct negative moderating impact of industrial structure upgrading and industrial agglomeration. Additionally, the threshold effect tests indicate significant nonlinear features in the influence of industrial structure upgrading on the green transformation of the manufacturing industry.
Author Keywords digital economy; manufacturing industry; green transformation; industrial structure upgrading; industrial agglomeration
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:001156557500001
WoS Category Environmental Sciences
Research Area Environmental Sciences & Ecology
PDF https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2024.1324117/pdf?isPublishedV2=False
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