Digital economy, technological innovation, and green economic efficiency—Empirical evidence from 277 cities in China

Based on the panel data of 277 cities in China from 2011 to 2018, this paper constructs the digital economy index and the green economy efficiency index. The research found the following: first, the digital economy has significantly improved the efficiency of the green economy in the region. Second,...

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Published inManagerial and decision economics Vol. 43; no. 3; pp. 616 - 629
Main Authors Li, Jinlin, Chen, Litai, Chen, Ying, He, Jiawen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chichester Wiley Periodicals Inc 01.04.2022
Subjects
Digital economy
Efficiency
Efficiency index
Innovations
Manufactured products
Panel data
Small cities
Technological change
China
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Summary:Based on the panel data of 277 cities in China from 2011 to 2018, this paper constructs the digital economy index and the green economy efficiency index. The research found the following: first, the digital economy has significantly improved the efficiency of the green economy in the region. Second, the digital economy has a greater impact on the efficiency of the green economy in the eastern region and large cities than in the central and western regions and small cities. Third, technological innovation is an important way for digital economy to improve the efficiency level of green economy.
Bibliography:Funding information
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, Grant/Award Number: 2020CDJSK01PT01; National Social Science Foundation of China, Grant/Award Number: 20BJL097
ISSN:0143-6570
1099-1468
DOI:10.1002/mde.3406