 Role of e-commerce for promoting sustainability in the mining sectorYunfeng Shang and Yi Zong Resources Policy, 2024, vol. 90, issue C Abstract: This investigation delves into the influence of various forms of e-commerce—namely, internet shopping, electronic banking, and mobile commerce—on the efficiency of the mining industry. Examining advanced economies such as Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US over the period from 1995 to 2019, the study confirms that a 1% increase in internet shopping volume corresponds to approximately a 0.43% uptick in efficiency. Similarly, electronic banking exhibits a positive impact on efficiency, with a 1% rise in transaction volume associated with roughly a 0.38% improvement in efficiency. On the contrary, mobile commerce demonstrates limited influence, primarily due to lower transaction volume. To enhance mining efficiency in advanced economies, policymakers are encouraged to promote specialized online shopping and mobile commerce platforms, foster the digitization of green finance, incorporate big data technologies, and support environmentally conscious inward foreign direct investment (FDI). Keywords: Mining sector; e-commerce; Sustainable development; Mining efficiency; Developed economies (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:jrpoli:v:90:y:2024:i:c:s0301420724001612 DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.104794 Access Statistics for this article Resources Policy is currently edited by R. G. Eggert More articles in Resources Policy from Elsevier |
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