Can digital economy be a “new engine” for urban green economy development? An empirical analysis of Chinese cities

Abstract

Digitization and greening are the vital driving force of China’s economic transformation. Whether they can drive collaboratively China’s economy is the key to realizing sustainable development. In this study, a super efficiency EBM model is applied to calculate the urban green economy development (UGED) level of 266 Chinese cities between 2011 and 2020, and then the dynamic SDM and intermediary effect models are employed to explore the impact and transmission mechanism of digital economy on UGED. Furthermore, it is also investigated whether digital economy and UGED have a nonlinear relationship. In the findings, digital economy is capable of significantly boosting UGED in the local city and its neighborhood, but significant differences exist in different regions and economic development stages. As a result of the transmission mechanism test, it may be found that digital economy could indirectly boost UGED through technology, structure, and allocation effects. The impact of digital economy on UGED has a double threshold due to the significant difference in the urban economic development level. The digital economy is increasingly contributing to UGED as the local economy develops. Therefore, local governments should develop digital economy in line with the local conditions so that its engine role in driving UGED can be given full play.

A study of the impact of the digital economy on inclusive green total factor productivity-Mediated by innovative human capital

“…2) Core explanatory variables. Drawing on Zhao et al [18] (2020) and Liu et al [19] (2021), the digital economy level indicators are divided into three aspects(see Table 2). At present, the subjective and objective assignment methods are mainly used to measure .…”

Digital Transformation and High-Quality Development of Enterprises: Evidence from China

“…Additionally, the absence of crucial variables may have been a contributing factor. In tackling issues of endogeneity, this study employs a strategy influenced by Zhao Tao and colleagues [27], utilizing an interaction term derived from the quantity of Internet users per province in the previous year and the quantity of fixed telephone lines per 10,000 people 1984 at the provincial level as an instrumental variable, labeled IV. The two-stage least square method is applied in analysis.…”

Рақамли Иқтисодиётда Ягона Марказлашган Диспетчерлик Хизматининг Самарадорлигини Баҳолаш Усуллари

“…2-расм. ТРИЗнинг ахборот фонди [5]. ТРИЗ усулига инсайт усул сифатида қарашлар рақамлаштириш ва у билан боғлиқ жараёнларнинг ривожланиб бориши натижасида қарашлар ўзгариши орқали Хюбнер назарияси яъни "илмий мантиқни танқид қилиш" назариясига кўра "рақамлаштириш реалликка хизмат қилиши лозим, фақатгина иқтисодиётга эмас"-, дея таъкидлаган [6].…”