Research on the Coupling Coordination of Green Finance, Digital Economy, and Ecological Environment in China

Lifang Zhang and Yuexu Zhao ()
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Lifang Zhang: College of Economics, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China
Yuexu Zhao: College of Economics, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 9, 1-16

Abstract: This study analyzes the coupling coordination of green finance, digital economy, and ecological environment, and constructs an evaluation index system of coupling coordination degree. Based on the panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2011 to 2020, this study applies the coupling coordination model, spatial autocorrelation model, and gray correlation model to analyze the spatio-temporal evolution characteristics of coupling coordination degree and driving factors. The results indicate that the overall level of green finance, digital economy, and ecological environment maintains steady development, among them, the digital economy is developing the fastest. The coupling coordination degree among the three subsystems exhibits an ascending trend and transitions from dissonance to coordination and displays significant global and local spatial autocorrelation characteristics. Regional disparities exist between the driving factors that influence the coupling coordination degree. Therefore, the existing green financial system should be optimized, coordination of green finance and digital economy synergies should be improved, and each region should devise a development strategy tailored to its regional characteristics.

Keywords: green finance; digital economy; ecological environment; coupling coordination (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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