The Application of Industrial Robot and the High-Quality Development of Manufacturing Industry: From a Sustainability Perspective

Qianqian Guo and Zhifang Su ()
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Qianqian Guo: College of Economics and Finance, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou 362021, China
Zhifang Su: College of Economics and Finance, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou 362021, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 16, 1-26

Abstract: Proposing a comprehensive evaluation measure of the high-quality development of manufacturing industry (HQDMI), the purpose of this paper is to explore whether the high-quality development of manufacturing industry (HQDMI) promotes the application of industrial robots (AIR). Evidence shows that, first, the index of HQDMI across regions shows an upward trend from 2008 to 2020. Furthermore, the application of industrial robots significantly increases the high-quality development of manufacturing industry. Our heterogeneity analysis further infers that the positive effect of AIR on HQDMI is more pronounced in wealthy and eastern regions. The mechanism analysis shows that the application of industrial robots can generate the “value-added effect of informatization” and the “resource allocation effect”. The findings provide important theoretical support for the use of industrial robots and the promotion of high-quality development.

Keywords: the high-quality development of manufacturing industry (HQDMI); the application of industrial robots (AIR); informatization; resource allocation (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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