Blessings or curses? Exploring the impact of digital technology innovation on natural resource utilization efficiency in China

IF 10.2 2区经济学 0 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI:10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105319

Senmiao Yang , Kangyin Dong , Jianda Wang , Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary

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Abstract

With the increasing resource and environmental constraints and pollution, China urgently needs to improve the condition of resource utilization. Digital technology innovation is a powerful tool for resource optimization. Therefore, this paper explores the impact of digital technology innovation on natural resource utilization efficiency (NRUE) in China from 2006 to 2019 with the system-generalized method of moments (SYS-GMM). Besides, we investigate the mechanism and heterogeneity. The main conclusions show that: (1) Digital technology innovation can significantly improve NRUE. Every 1% rise in digital technology innovation causes a 0.024% increase in NRUE; (2) digital technology innovation can indirectly improve NRUE by promoting industrial structure optimization, strengthening pollution control, and promoting green credit; and (3) heterogeneity exists in the digital technology innovation-NRUE nexus, and the effects are more obvious in digital product manufacturing and northern China. The findings enrich the existing literature and provide enlightenment for the use of digital technology to improve NRUE in China.

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祝福还是诅咒？探索数字技术创新对中国自然资源利用效率的影响

随着资源环境约束和污染的加剧，中国迫切需要改善资源利用条件。数字技术创新是资源优化利用的有力工具。因此，本文采用系统广义矩方法（SYS-GMM），探讨了 2006 年至 2019 年数字技术创新对中国自然资源利用效率（NRUE）的影响。此外，我们还对其机理和异质性进行了研究。主要结论如下(1) 数字技术创新能显著提高 NRUE。数字技术创新每提高 1%，NRUE 就会提高 0.024%；（2）数字技术创新可以通过促进产业结构优化、加强污染治理、推广绿色信贷等方式间接提高 NRUE；（3）数字技术创新与 NRUE 之间存在异质性，在数字产品制造业和中国北方地区的效果更为明显。研究结果丰富了现有文献，为中国利用数字技术提高国民经济效益提供了启示。

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Resources Policy ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES-

CiteScore

13.40

自引率

23.50%

发文量

602

审稿时长

69 days

期刊介绍： Resources Policy is an international journal focused on the economics and policy aspects of mineral and fossil fuel extraction, production, and utilization. It targets individuals in academia, government, and industry. The journal seeks original research submissions analyzing public policy, economics, social science, geography, and finance in the fields of mining, non-fuel minerals, energy minerals, fossil fuels, and metals. Mineral economics topics covered include mineral market analysis, price analysis, project evaluation, mining and sustainable development, mineral resource rents, resource curse, mineral wealth and corruption, mineral taxation and regulation, strategic minerals and their supply, and the impact of mineral development on local communities and indigenous populations. The journal specifically excludes papers with agriculture, forestry, or fisheries as their primary focus.