促进企业可持续发展：经济特区政策对企业数字化转型的影响

IF 4.9 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Sustainable Futures Pub Date : 2025-06-06 DOI:10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100797

Zeyang Bian, Ning Wang

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数字化转型是企业实现未来可持续发展的核心驱动力。本文研究了经济特区政策对工业增加值的影响。之前的研究主要集中在经济回报上，对DT效应的探索不足。本研究利用1990年至2020年中国上市企业的数据，采用差异中差异（DID）方法对经济特区政策实施前后不同待遇地区的企业进行了比较。我们的研究结果表明，由于经济特区举措降低了运营成本，缓解了财政约束，促进了创新，这些政策效应导致了DT显著增加1.342。本研究揭示了在数字化转型方面促进企业可持续发展的有效外部解决方案，并为政府产业政策的非货币回报提供了新的见解。

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Promoting corporate sustainability: The effect of special economic zone policy on enterprises' digital transformation

Digital transformation (DT) is the core driving force for enterprises aiming to achieve sustainable development in the future. This paper investigates the impact of Special Economic Zone (SEZ) policy on DT. Prior research focused on economic returns, leaving DT effects underexplored. Utilizing data from Chinese listed enterprises spanning 1990 to 2020, this study employs a difference-in-differences (DID) approach to compare enterprises located in different treated regions before and after the implementation of SEZ policies. Our findings indicate a significant increase of 1.342 in DT attributable to these policy effects, driven by SEZ initiatives that reduce operating costs, alleviate financial constraints, and promote innovations. This study sheds new light on the effective external solutions in promoting corporate sustainability in terms of digital transformation, and provides new insights into non-monetary return of government industrial policies.

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Sustainable Futures Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science

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9.30

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1.80%

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审稿时长

71 days

期刊介绍： Sustainable Futures: is a journal focused on the intersection of sustainability, environment and technology from various disciplines in social sciences, and their larger implications for corporation, government, education institutions, regions and society both at present and in the future. It provides an advanced platform for studies related to sustainability and sustainable development in society, economics, environment, and culture. The scope of the journal is broad and encourages interdisciplinary research, as well as welcoming theoretical and practical research from all methodological approaches.