Digital inclusive finance, green technological innovation, and carbon emissions from a spatial perspective
Abstract Based on the panel data of 276 prefecture-level cities in China from 2011 to 2020, this study explores the impact of digital inclusive finance (DIF) on carbon emissions and the intrinsic mechanism of green technological innovation from a spatial perspective by constructing a spatial econome...
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| description | Abstract Based on the panel data of 276 prefecture-level cities in China from 2011 to 2020, this study explores the impact of digital inclusive finance (DIF) on carbon emissions and the intrinsic mechanism of green technological innovation from a spatial perspective by constructing a spatial econometric model, a mediating effect model, and a threshold model. The results show that DIF significantly inhibits carbon emissions, exhibiting a spatial spillover effect. The transmission mechanism from a spatial perspective shows that green technological innovation plays a partial mediating role between DIF and carbon emissions, with the mediating effect accounting for approximately 59.47%. The heterogeneity analysis suggests that the impact of DIF on the reduction of carbon emissions is more pronounced in large and medium-sized cities and eastern regions. Further discussion reveals that the carbon reduction effect of DIF is also influenced by green technological innovation and industrial structure upgrading, showing threshold effects with marginal decreases and gradual increases, respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d172ce30509541939e4de3522c5bad272024-04-14T11:17:16ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-04-0114111510.1038/s41598-024-59081-9Digital inclusive finance, green technological innovation, and carbon emissions from a spatial perspectiveYang Lu0Ziyi Xia1School of Economics, Jiangxi University of Finance and EconomicsSchool of Economics, Jiangxi University of Finance and EconomicsAbstract Based on the panel data of 276 prefecture-level cities in China from 2011 to 2020, this study explores the impact of digital inclusive finance (DIF) on carbon emissions and the intrinsic mechanism of green technological innovation from a spatial perspective by constructing a spatial econometric model, a mediating effect model, and a threshold model. The results show that DIF significantly inhibits carbon emissions, exhibiting a spatial spillover effect. The transmission mechanism from a spatial perspective shows that green technological innovation plays a partial mediating role between DIF and carbon emissions, with the mediating effect accounting for approximately 59.47%. The heterogeneity analysis suggests that the impact of DIF on the reduction of carbon emissions is more pronounced in large and medium-sized cities and eastern regions. Further discussion reveals that the carbon reduction effect of DIF is also influenced by green technological innovation and industrial structure upgrading, showing threshold effects with marginal decreases and gradual increases, respectively.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-59081-9Digital inclusive financeGreen technological innovationCarbon emissionsSpatial Durbin modelMediating effect |
| spellingShingle | Yang Lu Ziyi Xia Digital inclusive finance, green technological innovation, and carbon emissions from a spatial perspective Scientific Reports Digital inclusive finance Green technological innovation Carbon emissions Spatial Durbin model Mediating effect |
| title | Digital inclusive finance, green technological innovation, and carbon emissions from a spatial perspective |
| title_full | Digital inclusive finance, green technological innovation, and carbon emissions from a spatial perspective |
| title_fullStr | Digital inclusive finance, green technological innovation, and carbon emissions from a spatial perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Digital inclusive finance, green technological innovation, and carbon emissions from a spatial perspective |
| title_short | Digital inclusive finance, green technological innovation, and carbon emissions from a spatial perspective |
| title_sort | digital inclusive finance green technological innovation and carbon emissions from a spatial perspective |
| topic | Digital inclusive finance Green technological innovation Carbon emissions Spatial Durbin model Mediating effect |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-59081-9 |
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