[1] Li Sijia, Wu Lihua,. Effects of regional integration on industrial green transformation [J]. Journal of Southeast University (English Edition), 2023, 39 (2): 204-212. [doi:10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2023.02.012]

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Journal of Southeast University (English Edition)[ISSN:1003-7985/CN:32-1325/N]

Volumn:

39

Issue:

2023 2

Page:

204-212

Research Field:

Economy and Management

Publishing date:

2023-06-20

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Title:

Effects of regional integration on industrial green transformation

Author(s):

Li Sijia;  Wu Lihua

School of Economics and Management, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China

Keywords:

regional integration;  industrial green transformation;  spatial Durbin model;  Yangtze River Delta region

PACS:

F427

DOI:

10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2023.02.012

Abstract:

Based on panel data from 41 cities at or above the prefecture level in the Yangtze River Delta region from 2006 to 2018, the global Moran’s I index is used to investigate the spatiotemporal correlation between regional integration and industrial green transformation. Furthermore, the mechanism of regional integration and its impact on industrial green transformation is investigated through spatial Durbin models. It is found that regional integration can promote industrial green transformation through economic scale expansion, industrial structure upgrading, and technological progress, with economic scale as the primary mechanism. Further, results show that both regional integration and industrial green transformation in the Yangtze River Delta exhibit positive spatial autocorrelation, and a significant U-shaped relationship exists between regional integration and industrial green transformation. This indicates that regional integration can significantly promote industrial green transformation only when it surpasses a certain critical threshold. Currently, most cities in the Yangtze River Delta region have approached or surpassed that U-shaped turning point of regional integration. The research findings provide practical insights for the formulation of regional integration strategies and the construction of environmentally sustainable cities in the Yangtze River Delta.

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Biographies: Li Sijia(1993—), female, Ph. D. candidate; Wu Lihua(corresponding author), female, doctor, professor, 101007030@seu.edu.cn.
Foundation items: The National Social Science Foundation of China(No. 17AGL005), Project of the Think Tank “Institute for the Development of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics of Southeast University”(No. DDZTZK2021C11).
Citation: Li Sijia, Wu Lihua.Effects of regional integration on industrial green transformation[J].Journal of Southeast University(English Edition), 2023, 39(2):204-212.DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2023.02.012.

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