The impact of digital economy on environmental pollution: Evidence from 267 cities in China.

ABSTRACT: Environmental pollution has become a pressing global issue, severely threatening human health and ecosystems. As an emerging driver of economic development in countries worldwide, the digital economy (DE) has the potential to enhance resource utilization efficiency and promote the development of clean technologies, thereby reducing environmental pollution. Based on the panel data of 267 cities in China from 2012 to 2021, the spatial econometric model is used to test the impact of DE on environmental pollution. The mediating effect model is used to explore the transmission mechanism of DE affecting environmental pollution. The panel threshold model is used to examine the threshold effect of marketization. The results are as follows: (1) DE can significantly reduce environmental pollution. T

SUBMITTER: Yuan H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10817194 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature