Digital Economy, Environmental Regulation and Corporate Green Technology Innovation: Evidence from China

Chenggang Wang, Tiansen Liu (), Yue Zhu, Meng Lin, Wenhao Chang, Xinyu Wang, Dongrong Li, He Wang and Jinsol Yoo
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Chenggang Wang: School of Economics and Business Administration, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
Tiansen Liu: School of Economics and Management, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
Yue Zhu: School of Economics and Business Administration, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
Meng Lin: School of Economics and Business Administration, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
Wenhao Chang: School of Management, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9XW, UK
Xinyu Wang: Social Science Department, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
Dongrong Li: School of Economics and Business Administration, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
He Wang: School of Economics and Business Administration, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
Jinsol Yoo: School of Economics and Business Administration, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 21, 1-18

Abstract: Background: As human beings enter the digital age, the impact of the digital economy on environmental regulation and corporate green technology innovation (CGTI) is expanding. In order to effectively strengthen the efficacy of environmental regulation and improve the green technology innovation ability of corporate, this paper conducts in-depth research on the influence process of the digital economy and environmental regulation on the CGTI. Methods: Based on the mediating variable environmental regulation, this paper explores the influence process of the digital economy on CGTI. Combined with empirical analysis methods such as the fixed-effect model, mediating effect model, spatial model and regression analysis, the authors reveal the influence process of the digital economy on CGTI. Results: The digital economy can directly promote the improvement of the green technology innovation level of CGTI. The digital economy can indirectly affect the CGTI through the mediating variable of environmental regulation, marginal effect and spatial spillover effect. Conclusions: The digital economy and CGTI had a significant spatial correlation among different regions in China. In different regions of China, there are significant differences in the relationship between the digital economy, environmental regulation and CGTI.

Keywords: digital economy; environmental regulation; green technology innovation; mediation effect; nonlinear effect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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