Low-Carbon Pilot Cities,Digital Transformation of Enterprises,and Green Technology Innovation
Low-carbon and digital development offer significant opportunities for green technology inno-vation in China.However,current research lacks a systematic discussion on the connection among low-carbon pilot city policies,enterprise digital transformation,and green technology innovation.This pa-per,drawing on neoclassical economic theory and the Porter hypothesis,analyzes 9,370 sample data from various industrial sectors and medium to large A-share listed companies in China from 2007 to 2019.It establishes a difference-in-differences model to examine the relationship among these factors.The findings show that low-carbon pilot city policies can effectively drive green technology innovation,with enterprise digital transformation an important machemanism.Moreover,the impact of these poli-cies on green technology innovation and the mechanisms of enterprise digital transformation vary depend-ing on the type of green technologies,enterprise characteristics,and geographical location.This study offers a theoretical framework for understanding the interplay among low-carbon pilot city policies,en-terprise digital transformation,and green technology innovation in China,providing policy references for achieving the"dual carbon"goals.
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