The Impact of Green Financial Agglomeration on Sustainable Development in China: Analysis Based on Regional Heterogeneity and Pathway Mechanisms

Based on the panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2012 to 2020, the degree of green financial agglomeration is measured by locational entropy, and the spatial diffusion and polarization effects of green financial agglomeration on sustainable development are analyzed by using the double-fixed sp...

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Main Authors: Jichao Geng, Meng Cai
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Language:English
Published: Bon View Publishing Pte Ltd. 2023-07-01
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description Based on the panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2012 to 2020, the degree of green financial agglomeration is measured by locational entropy, and the spatial diffusion and polarization effects of green financial agglomeration on sustainable development are analyzed by using the double-fixed spatial Durbin model. By testing the intermediary effect of green technological innovation and the threshold effect of green financial agglomeration, this study confirms the impact of green financial agglomeration on sustainable development. The study demonstrates that green financial agglomeration's impact on economic quality development can be evaluated from a regional heterogeneity perspective. Specifically, in the eastern region, the green financial agglomeration exerts a significant polarization effect on the economic quality development of neighboring regions, resulting in a negative spatial spillover effect. In contrast, the central region has not yet exhibited a spatial spillover effect, while the western region's green financial agglomeration has a noteworthy diffusion effect and a positive spatial spillover effect, significantly promoting the economic quality development of the neighboring regions. Moreover, the study identifies that green financial agglomeration in both the eastern and western regions can enhance economic efficiency and contribute to sustainable development through green technological innovation, as analyzed through the path mechanism. Notably, there is a non-linear relationship between green financial agglomeration and sustainable development.   Received: 23 April 2023 | Revised: 6 June 2023 | Accepted: 2 July 2023   Conflicts of Interest The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest to this work.
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spelling doaj.art-9b81b54536c64b74a277db069f3681752024-03-08T08:15:20ZengBon View Publishing Pte Ltd.Green and Low-Carbon Economy2972-37872023-07-0110.47852/bonviewGLCE3202997The Impact of Green Financial Agglomeration on Sustainable Development in China: Analysis Based on Regional Heterogeneity and Pathway MechanismsJichao Geng0Meng Cai1School of Economics and Management, Anhui University of Technology, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Anhui University of Technology, China Based on the panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2012 to 2020, the degree of green financial agglomeration is measured by locational entropy, and the spatial diffusion and polarization effects of green financial agglomeration on sustainable development are analyzed by using the double-fixed spatial Durbin model. By testing the intermediary effect of green technological innovation and the threshold effect of green financial agglomeration, this study confirms the impact of green financial agglomeration on sustainable development. The study demonstrates that green financial agglomeration's impact on economic quality development can be evaluated from a regional heterogeneity perspective. Specifically, in the eastern region, the green financial agglomeration exerts a significant polarization effect on the economic quality development of neighboring regions, resulting in a negative spatial spillover effect. In contrast, the central region has not yet exhibited a spatial spillover effect, while the western region's green financial agglomeration has a noteworthy diffusion effect and a positive spatial spillover effect, significantly promoting the economic quality development of the neighboring regions. Moreover, the study identifies that green financial agglomeration in both the eastern and western regions can enhance economic efficiency and contribute to sustainable development through green technological innovation, as analyzed through the path mechanism. Notably, there is a non-linear relationship between green financial agglomeration and sustainable development.   Received: 23 April 2023 | Revised: 6 June 2023 | Accepted: 2 July 2023   Conflicts of Interest The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest to this work. https://ojs.bonviewpress.com/index.php/GLCE/article/view/997green financial agglomerationgreen technology innovationsustainable developmentspatial
spellingShingle Jichao Geng
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The Impact of Green Financial Agglomeration on Sustainable Development in China: Analysis Based on Regional Heterogeneity and Pathway Mechanisms
Green and Low-Carbon Economy
green financial agglomeration
green technology innovation
sustainable development
spatial
title The Impact of Green Financial Agglomeration on Sustainable Development in China: Analysis Based on Regional Heterogeneity and Pathway Mechanisms
title_full The Impact of Green Financial Agglomeration on Sustainable Development in China: Analysis Based on Regional Heterogeneity and Pathway Mechanisms
title_fullStr The Impact of Green Financial Agglomeration on Sustainable Development in China: Analysis Based on Regional Heterogeneity and Pathway Mechanisms
title_full_unstemmed The Impact of Green Financial Agglomeration on Sustainable Development in China: Analysis Based on Regional Heterogeneity and Pathway Mechanisms
title_short The Impact of Green Financial Agglomeration on Sustainable Development in China: Analysis Based on Regional Heterogeneity and Pathway Mechanisms
title_sort impact of green financial agglomeration on sustainable development in china analysis based on regional heterogeneity and pathway mechanisms
topic green financial agglomeration
green technology innovation
sustainable development
spatial
url https://ojs.bonviewpress.com/index.php/GLCE/article/view/997
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