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The Impact of Digitalization on Green Product Exports
- 1 International college at Beijing, China Agricultural University, Hai Dian District, Qinghuadonglu No.17, Beijing, China
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Abstract
This study examines the effects of digitalization on exports of green products and addresses the mechanisms of action and regional heterogeneity using provincial panel data from China from 2012 to 2016. The findings of the study indicate that the growth of the digital economy significantly boosts exports of green products. At the same time, this promoting effect exhibits regional heterogeneity, specifically significant in the eastern regions but not significant in the central and western regions. On this basis, this paper continues to use a mediation effect model for analysis. Further research has found that digitalization can expand green product exports by promoting green technological progress and reducing trade costs. The research in this paper has certain practical significance for deeply understanding the economic and environmental effects brought by digitalization and exploring new forms of synergistic development between digitalization and greening. It also provides a possible basis and inspiration for further promoting the construction of the digital economy and optimizing China's foreign trade structure.
Keywords
Digital Economy, Trade Barriers, Trade Costs, Green Technology, Green Exports
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Jiang,X. (2025). The Impact of Digitalization on Green Product Exports. Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences,159,71-80.
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