Digital Commerce as a Catalyst for Ecological Transformation: Evidence from China’s Manufacturing Sector
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(8), P. 3600 - 3600
Published: April 16, 2025
The
ecological
transformation
of
industrial
enterprises
is
crucial
for
promoting
sustainable
development,
improving
energy
efficiency,
and
boosting
environmental
quality.
This
study
provides
empirical
insights
into
the
relationship
between
digital
commerce
manufacturing
firms,
using
panel
data
from
Chinese
A-share-listed
businesses
2011
to
2021.
findings
demonstrate
that
significantly
accelerates
transition
particularly
within
established
organizations,
competitive
sectors,
non-renewable
industries.
Mechanism
analysis
reveals
advancements
in
improve
breadth,
quality,
sustainability
green
technology
innovation.
Examining
threshold
effects
identifies
a
distinct
cumulative
impact
technological
improvements,
beyond
which
facilitates
firms.
Manufacturing
need
optimize
use
tools
provide
more
efficient
solutions
around
resource
allocation,
so
as
gain
an
advantageous
position
supply
chain.
Language: Английский
Can Institutional Openness Boost China’s Urban Economic Resilience? Evidence from Pilot Free Trade Zones
Xiaoqing Ai,
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Hang Yang,
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Heliang Zhu
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et al.
Systems,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(10), P. 392 - 392
Published: Sept. 26, 2024
Economic
resilience
represents
a
nation’s
capacity
to
withstand
external
shocks,
quicken
economic
recovery,
and
attain
sustainable
development.
Can
Pilot
Free
Trade
Zones
(PFTZs),
as
testing
fields
for
China’s
institutional
openness,
boost
the
of
host
cities?
This
study
empirically
investigates
impact
mechanisms
establishing
PFTZs
on
urban
resilience.
It
does
so
by
building
overlapping
Difference-in-Differences
(DID),
Propensity
Score
Matching
DID
(PSM-DID),
spatial
models
using
panel
data
across
284
cities
in
China
from
2007
2021.
is
found
that
significantly
promotes
resilience,
largely
achieve
this
increasing
population
density,
consumer
demand,
growth
cities.
Spatial
heterogeneity
analysis
reveals
North,
East,
Central,
South
notably
enhance
whereas
those
Northeast,
Southwest,
Northwest
do
not.
Regarding
spillover
effects,
establishment
has
beneficial
nearby
within
radius
100
km
400
km.
The
impacts
become
stronger
distance
grows,
peaking
at
research
offers
important
policy
implications
promoting
PFTZs,
unlocking
benefits
strengthening
Language: Английский