Research on the impact of environmental regulations on green technological innovation in China from the perspective of digital transformation: a threshold model approach
The digital transformation in developing countries is crucial in determining whether environmental regulations can better facilitate green technological innovation. This paper constructs a theoretical model to deduce the relationships among digital transformation, environmental regulations, and gree...
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| description | The digital transformation in developing countries is crucial in determining whether environmental regulations can better facilitate green technological innovation. This paper constructs a theoretical model to deduce the relationships among digital transformation, environmental regulations, and green technological innovation. Empirical research is conducted using a two-way fixed-effects model and a threshold regression approach, based on provincial panel data from China spanning the years 2013 to 2020. The results indicate that environmental regulation inhibits green technological innovation. However, digital transformation, by reducing cost pathways, can promote the efficiency of green technological innovation under environmental regulation. This moderating effect exhibits a nonlinear threshold characteristic. Regarding dimensions of digital transformation, the level of digital investment shows no threshold, while both the level of digital application and the scale of digital integration exhibit threshold effects. Presently, in China, digital transformation effectively incentivizes green technological innovation under environmental regulation. Therefore, increasing digital investment, advancing digital applications, and fostering digital integration are inevitable choices to drive green technological innovation under the pressure of environmental regulation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-acb47bafe2194761b4cc02002485de782024-03-01T11:51:03ZengIOP PublishingEnvironmental Research Communications2515-76202024-01-016303500110.1088/2515-7620/ad2bb6Research on the impact of environmental regulations on green technological innovation in China from the perspective of digital transformation: a threshold model approachYanfei Xiao0Baoli Zhang1Huilin Wang2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4301-3077School of Business, Hunan University of Science and Technology , Xiangtan 411201, People’s Republic of China; Research Center for High Quality Development of Regional Economy, Hunan University of Science and Technology , Xiangtan 411201, People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Business, Hunan University of Science and Technology , Xiangtan 411201, People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Business, Hunan University of Science and Technology , Xiangtan 411201, People’s Republic of ChinaThe digital transformation in developing countries is crucial in determining whether environmental regulations can better facilitate green technological innovation. This paper constructs a theoretical model to deduce the relationships among digital transformation, environmental regulations, and green technological innovation. Empirical research is conducted using a two-way fixed-effects model and a threshold regression approach, based on provincial panel data from China spanning the years 2013 to 2020. The results indicate that environmental regulation inhibits green technological innovation. However, digital transformation, by reducing cost pathways, can promote the efficiency of green technological innovation under environmental regulation. This moderating effect exhibits a nonlinear threshold characteristic. Regarding dimensions of digital transformation, the level of digital investment shows no threshold, while both the level of digital application and the scale of digital integration exhibit threshold effects. Presently, in China, digital transformation effectively incentivizes green technological innovation under environmental regulation. Therefore, increasing digital investment, advancing digital applications, and fostering digital integration are inevitable choices to drive green technological innovation under the pressure of environmental regulation.https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ad2bb6digital transformationgreen technological innovationenvironmental regulationthreshold regression model |
| spellingShingle | Yanfei Xiao Baoli Zhang Huilin Wang Research on the impact of environmental regulations on green technological innovation in China from the perspective of digital transformation: a threshold model approach Environmental Research Communications digital transformation green technological innovation environmental regulation threshold regression model |
| title | Research on the impact of environmental regulations on green technological innovation in China from the perspective of digital transformation: a threshold model approach |
| title_full | Research on the impact of environmental regulations on green technological innovation in China from the perspective of digital transformation: a threshold model approach |
| title_fullStr | Research on the impact of environmental regulations on green technological innovation in China from the perspective of digital transformation: a threshold model approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Research on the impact of environmental regulations on green technological innovation in China from the perspective of digital transformation: a threshold model approach |
| title_short | Research on the impact of environmental regulations on green technological innovation in China from the perspective of digital transformation: a threshold model approach |
| title_sort | research on the impact of environmental regulations on green technological innovation in china from the perspective of digital transformation a threshold model approach |
| topic | digital transformation green technological innovation environmental regulation threshold regression model |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ad2bb6 |
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