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[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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区域一体化对工业绿色转型的影响
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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
区域一体化对工业绿色转型的影响
Author(s):
Li Sijia Wu Lihua
School of Economics and Management, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
李斯嘉 吴利华
东南大学经济管理学院, 南京 211189
Keywords:
regional integration industrial green transformation spatial Durbin model Yangtze River Delta region
区域一体化 工业绿色转型 空间杜宾模型 长江三角洲
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.
基于2006—2018年间长江三角洲地区41个地级及以上城市的面板数据, 采用全局莫兰指数探究了区域一体化和工业绿色转型的时空相关性, 并通过空间杜宾模型研究了区域一体化对工业绿色转型的影响效应和作用机制.研究结果显示:长江三角洲地区的区域一体化和工业绿色转型都呈现出正向空间自相关性;区域一体化和工业绿色转型之间存在显著的U形关系, 只有当区域一体化超过某一临界值时, 才能显著促进工业绿色转型;目前, 长三角地区的大多数城市已经接近或超过了区域一体化的U形拐点;区域一体化可以通过经济规模扩大、产业结构升级和技术进步来促进工业绿色转型, 其中经济规模是当前的主要作用机制.研究结果可为长三角地区的区域一体化发展战略和生态文明建设提供实际参考.

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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.
Last Update: 2023-06-20