Seeing green: how does digital infrastructure affect carbon emission intensity?

W Zhang, H Fan, Q Zhao - Energy Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
Digital infrastructure (DI) and low-carbon development play crucial roles in promoting the
high-quality development of China's economy. This study investigates the impact of DI on …

The effect of broadband infrastructure construction on urban green innovation: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China

Y Feng, Z Chen, C Nie - Economic Analysis and Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigates the effect of broadband infrastructure construction on urban green
innovation by taking the “Broadband China” exemplary cities policy as a quasi-natural …

A review of the literature about broadband internet connections and rural development (1995-2022)

EA Mack, S Loveridge, T Keene… - International Regional …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This article provides a systematic review of the quantitative social science research on
broadband Internet technology in rural areas. Specifically, we summarize the literature on 1) …

Can internet development accelerate the green innovation efficiency convergence: Evidence from China

Y Luo, Z Lu, C Wu - Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of internet has become an important driver that aids in promoting
technological innovation and environmental governance. Using Chinese city-level data for …

The effect of digital infrastructure development on enterprise green transformation

B Guo, P Hu, J Lin - International Review of Financial Analysis, 2024 - Elsevier
Green transformation of enterprises is a key link for China to realize green development and
an important path for China to achieve high-quality development. This paper utilizes panel …

Broadband internet and enterprise innovation

M Yang, S Zheng, L Zhou - China Economic Review, 2022 - Elsevier
Based on microdata from China's listed companies and macrodata for broadband internet
access in prefecture-level cities, this paper explores the relationship between broadband …

How does broadband infrastructure promote entrepreneurship in China: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment

Q Luo, H Hu, D Feng, X He - Telecommunications Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Using the Broadband China strategy as a quasi-natural experiment, our study
attempts to understand how broadband infrastructure (BI) impacts entrepreneurship in …

Do ICTs drive wealth inequality? Evidence from a dynamic panel analysis

H Njangang, A Beleck, S Tadadjeu… - Telecommunications Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Surprisingly, little is known about the cross-country effect of information and communication
technology (ICT) on wealth inequality. At the same time, there is some tentative evidence …

The energy saving effects of digital infrastructure construction: Empirical evidence from Chinese industry

L Wang, J Shao - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Digital infrastructure serves as a crucial foundation for development in the era of the digital
economy. In light of this, this paper takes digital infrastructure construction as its focal point …

Electricity consumption in the digital era: Micro evidence from Chinese households

P Qin, M Liu, L Su, Y Fei, JS Tan-Soo - Resources, Conservation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper studies the impact of internet access on household electricity consumption, using
three waves (six years) of China Family Panel Study survey data. We separately explore …