Tripartite Collaboration among Government, Digital Technology Platform, and Manufacturing Enterprises: Evolutionary Game Model

Decai Tang, Jiannan Li (), Shaojian Qu and Valentina Boamah
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Decai Tang: School of Law and Business, Sanjiang University, Nanjing 210012, China
Jiannan Li: School of Management Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Shaojian Qu: School of Management Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Valentina Boamah: School of Management Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 10, 1-20

Abstract: To solve the problems of economic growth and environmental pollution in China, it is crucial for local governments, as the responsible body for environmental protection, to rely on digital technology platforms to promote the green transformation of manufacturing industries, which is conducive to achieving sustainable social development. This study constructs a tripartite evolutionary game model and simulates and analyzes the influencing factors of manufacturing enterprises, the government and digital technology platforms. The study found that the critical value of the government subsidies for manufacturing enterprises using digital technology platforms is between 0.2 and 0.5. Manufacturing enterprises as “economic agents” should ensure their own profits and the good operation of their business when using digital technology platforms for green upgrading. The government penalties can improve enterprises’ green productivity as tested. This study enriches the research in the field of combining game theory and digital economy. It provides a theoretical reference for behavioral decisions of manufacturing enterprises, the government and digital technology platforms.

Keywords: the digital economy; environmental; green upgrading of manufacturing; evolutionary game model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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