How does environmental regulation promote green technology innovation in enterprises? A policy simulation approach with an evolutionary game

• Published in: Journal of environmental planning and management Vol. 68; no. 5; pp. 979 - 1008
• Main Authors: Zhang, Zhenhua, Shi, Ke, Gao, Yue, Feng, Yanchao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 16.04.2025; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: administrative management; business enterprises; China; Clean technology; Cooperation; Coordination; Effectiveness; environmental law; Environmental protection; Environmental regulations; Environmental tax; evolutionary game; Game theory; Games; green technology innovation; Hypothesis testing; incentive-based environmental regulation; income tax; Income taxes; Innovations; Intellectual property; issues and policy; Policies; policy simulation; Regulation; Simulation; Stabilization; sustainable technology; Tax collections; Taxation; Technology; China

To vividly illustrate the dynamic interactions between government and enterprise in China, a non-cooperative evolutionary game is employed. Simulations are conducted to examine the effectiveness of environmental regulations in promoting green technology involving multiple policy instruments for yiel...