Does the Digital Transformation of Manufacturing Improve the Technological Innovation Capabilities of Enterprises? Empirical Evidence from China

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(5), P. 2175 - 2175

Published: March 3, 2025

At present, China’s manufacturing industry is urgently in need of a transition, as well an upgrade from low- to high-end production. Concurrently, digital technology continues advance, the enterprise-level transformation anticipated emerge new “engine” driving technological innovation. This study centered on A-share listed enterprises, we aim explore impact Employing fixed-effect model, instrumental variable method, and propensity score matching, combined with difference-in-differences approach, threshold regression, quantile regression empirically examine influence innovation within sector. Our findings reveal following: (1) Digital enhances (2) Mediation analysis indicates that boosts by mitigating cost stickiness. (3) The heterogeneity shows effect more pronounced larger particularly those lower intensity, asset stronger capabilities. outcome this provides decision-making reference for governments whereby government can formulate industrial fiscal policies, helping enterprises carry out through policy guidance support. Enterprises differentiated strategies based their own characteristics, optimize structure transformation, release resources innovation, improve

Language: Английский

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Beyond borders and tangibility: understanding trade restrictions, institutional quality and digital services trade

International Journal of Development Issues, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 18, 2025

Purpose Digital restrictions and the institutional quality governing economy might pose substantial implications for digital services trade. This study aims to examine relationship between trade with digitally delivered Design/methodology/approach Using panel data from 84 countries spanning 2014–2022, analysis combines descriptive empirical econometric estimations. uses as response variable, while restrictiveness index control of corruption government effectiveness are variables interest. Findings The findings reveal a significant negative restrictions. Conversely, significantly positively associated Practical A balanced policy needs conditional establish trust enabling secure cross-border flows. Countries weaker institutions may benefit capacity-building initiatives enhance bureaucratic skills strengthen oversight. Streamlining procedures, reducing regulatory complexity enforcing could further facilitate Originality/value While previous research has studied restriction in economy, few studies explore link enriches literature on this topic incorporates indicators, provide new insights into impacts

Language: Английский

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The impact of digital trade on inclusive green growth—evidence from China’s experience

Frontiers in Environmental Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13

Published: April 28, 2025

Inclusive green growth, as a form of and shared is an important way to promote the realization common prosperity all people. As emerging trade model, digital has had profound impact on sustainable development become driving force for promoting inclusive growth. Based panel data 31 provinces in China from 2014 2021, this study introduces two research methods, EWM- TOPSIS regression utilizes analysis transmission mechanism heterogeneity deeply explore growth its intrinsic under perspective spatial correlation. The results show that: (1) Digital effectively promotes conclusion verified be robust by excluding extreme values, adding control variables. (2) Mechanism testing shows that can optimizing industrial structure. (3) Heterogeneity tests enabling effect more pronounced eastern, central western regions at 25%, 50% 75% quintiles Therefore, it great significance use future coordinate various structure, enhance overall level economic development.

Language: Английский

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Does the deepening of digital trade rules improve GVC positioning?– A product-level analysis

Chinese Management Studies, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 26, 2025

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact deepening digital trade rules on host country’s position in global value chains (GVCs) partner countries at product category level, basis considering sample self-selection effect. Design/methodology/approach Using data HS 6-digit level from 58 between 2000 and 2020, assesses changes GVC relative countries. This develops a set in-depth indicators for evaluating various empirically explores GVCs using Heckman two-stage model. Findings There significant positive correlation GVCs, finding remains robust across multiple validity tests. mechanism tests indicate that promotes research development (R&D) innovation, external industrial transfer technology spillovers countries, therefore affecting GVCs. heterogeneity reveal substantially improve industrialized particularly non-technology-intensive products, while negatively impacting developing all categories. offers some policy recommendations influence Originality/value extends time 2020 through constructs depth measurement system rules. Based self-selection, uses model explore

Language: Английский

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