 The non-rivalry of data, directed technical change and the environment: A theoretical study incorporating data as a production factorJun Yang, Dingjian Yang and Jixin Cheng Economic Analysis and Policy, 2024, vol. 82, issue C, 417-448 Abstract: With the evolution of digital technology, data is considered a new input factor. To investigate the impact of the degree of application and non-rivalry of data on technical change and the environment, we introduce data as a production factor into the production function and develop a two-sector directed technical change model. More importantly, we introduce non-rivalry in data use, enabling its use across sectors. The relevant results are threefold. (1) Data alone cannot avoid environmental disaster; what is worse, the application of data will accelerate environmental degradation. (2) Only in combination with environmental regulations can data play a positive role. In such case, the application of data will accelerate the rise of environmental quality. (3) Conversely, the non-rivalry has a positive effect without environmental regulations while a negative effect with environmental regulations. Keywords: Data factor; Directed technical change; Non-rivalry; Environmental regulation (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:ecanpo:v:82:y:2024:i:c:p:417-448 DOI: 10.1016/j.eap.2024.03.020 Access Statistics for this article Economic Analysis and Policy is currently edited by Clevo Wilson More articles in Economic Analysis and Policy from Elsevier |
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