Analyzing the Role of High-Tech Industrial Agglomeration in Green Transformation and Upgrading of Manufacturing Industry: the Case of China

Ying Song (), Lu Yang (), Stavros Sindakis (), Sakshi Aggarwal () and Charles Chen ()
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Ying Song: Dongbei University of Finance & Economics
Lu Yang: Chongqing Technology and Business University
Stavros Sindakis: Chongqing Technology and Business University
Sakshi Aggarwal: Institute of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Education for Growth
Charles Chen: University of Phoenix

Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 2023, vol. 14, issue 4, No 12, 3847-3877

Abstract: Abstract Environmental regulation inhibits agglomeration innovation when industrial agglomeration encourages green technology innovation; when industrial agglomeration hampers green technology innovation, environmental planning enhances agglomeration innovation. In China, regional differences in cluster growth are evident, as is the impact of agglomeration innovation in different locations. To effectively support green technology innovation, it is vital to combine the existing status of cluster growth in applying environmental regulations for each region. The non-radial and non-angular SBM ML model was used to measure the green transformation level of the manufacturing industry using panel data from 30 provinces and cities in China from 2008 to 2020. This study investigated the characteristics of the impact of high-tech industrial agglomeration on the green transformation of the manufacturing industry in China, based on systematically sorting out the theoretical mechanism of high-tech industrial agglomeration promoting the green transformation of the manufacturing industry. According to the findings, the concentration of high-tech sectors helps to promote the transformation and upgrading of the green manufacturing industry, particularly in less developed areas, middle-stage industrialization areas, or industries with high pollution levels. Technological innovation is a buffer between high-tech industrial agglomeration and green transformation, upgrading manufacturing industries, particularly in the middle stages of industrialization and extremely polluting industries.

Keywords: High-tech industry; Industrial agglomeration; Green transformation; Technological innovation; Economic growth; Industrial convergence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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