Energy internet, digital economy, and green economic growth: Evidence from China

• Published in: Innovation and Green Development Vol. 1; no. 2; p. 100011
• Main Authors: Wang, Weilong, Yang, Xiaodong, Cao, Jianhong, Bu, Wenchao, Dagestani, Abd Alwahed, Adebayo, Tomiwa Sunday, Dilanchiev, Azer, Ren, Siyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: Digital economy; Energy internet; Green economic growth; Spatial spillover effect; Threshold effect; Threshold effect; Digital economy; Energy internet; Spatial spillover effect; Green economic growth
• ISSN: 2949-7531; 2949-7531
• DOI: 10.1016/j.igd.2022.100011

Taking the data of 30 provinces in China from 2006 to 2018, the spatial dynamic Durbin model is applied to exploit the influence of energy internet (EI) and digital economy (DE) on green economic growth (GEG). This paper confirms that: Not only does the GEG in the previous phase significantly contributes to the GEG in the subsequent phase, but the GEG in the local region also significantly contributes to the GEG in the adjacent area. EI and DE can significantly promote GEG, and their interaction term has a positive effect on GEG. A significant non-linear nexus is observed for the influence of the EI and the DE on GEG. Specifically, the impact of the EI on GEG is characterized by a non-linear single threshold with increasing positive marginal effects, while the impact of the DE on GEG is characterized by a non-linear double threshold that first inhibits and then promotes GEG. •The energy internet, digital economy, and green economic growth indexes of 30 provinces in China are estimated.•The influence of the energy internet and digital economy on green economic growth is investigated.•The dynamic spatial Durbin model and the panel threshold model are used for the empirical test.•Energy internet and the digital economy can significantly contribute to green economic growth.•Both energy internet and digital economy have significant threshold effects on green economic growth.