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The Coupling and Coordination Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Green Innovation Efficiency (GIE) and Economic Development Levels in China

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  • Guangming Yang

    (School of Management, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China
    Rural Revitalization and Regional High-Quality Development Research Center, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China)

  • Siyi Cheng

    (School of Management, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China
    Rural Revitalization and Regional High-Quality Development Research Center, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China)

  • Qingqing Gui

    (School of Management, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China
    Rural Revitalization and Regional High-Quality Development Research Center, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China)

  • Xinlan Chen

    (College of Business Administration, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing 400054, China)

Abstract

Green innovation exchanges low emissions, low pollution and low output for economic development. At the same time, economic development can provide important economic support for green innovation, and managing the connection between green innovation and economic development is significant for the balanced development of a region. There is no unified definition of green innovation efficiency in academic circles, but the definitions can be divided into three types: innovation aimed at minimizing environmental damage; innovation of environmental performance; and innovation for environmental development or environmental improvement. Based on relevant data from 30 provinces and cities in China from 2008 to 2019, this paper uses the coupling coordination model and spatial autocorrelation analysis to investigate the coordination status of green innovation efficiency (GIE), the economic development standard, and their evolution over time and space. We also use the Tobit model to analyze influential factors in coupling coordination. The results show that the overall development trend of coupling coordination is rising, and the gap between the coordination standard between the east and west is obvious. Considering the spatial correlation pattern, the high innovation area is mainly centered in the east. It is empirically demonstrated through the Tobit model that patented technology facilitates the balanced development of regional GIE and economic development. These conclusions provide a new viewpoint for the projection of green innovation policies, help to combine green innovation with economic development, and afford an academic foundation for the government to mark out future development directions and policies.

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  • Guangming Yang & Siyi Cheng & Qingqing Gui & Xinlan Chen, 2022. "The Coupling and Coordination Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Green Innovation Efficiency (GIE) and Economic Development Levels in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(21), pages 1-20, October.
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