Research on the Impact of High-Tech Industry Agglomeration on Green Innovation in Fujian Province under the Digital Economy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jse.202611113

Author(s)

Chenxuan Wang*, Xueying Zhao

Affiliation(s)

School of Economics and Management, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen, Fujian, China *Corresponding Author

Abstract

This paper empirically analyzes the impact of high-tech industry agglomeration on green innovation and the moderating role of the digital economy, utilizing panel data from Fujian Province spanning 2010 to 2023, and employing the location quotient and two-way fixed effects models. The findings reveal: First, high-tech industry agglomeration significantly promotes green innovation; for each unit increase in the agglomeration level, the number of green patent applications rises by 26.6% (coefficient 0.266, p < 0.01). Second, although the digital economy individually exerts a positive effect on green innovation, its moderating effect suppresses the positive impact of agglomeration. The interaction term coefficient is -2.405 (p < 0.01), indicating that uneven distribution of digital resources or virtual agglomeration may weaken the knowledge spillover effects of traditional agglomeration. Third, openness to the outside world significantly enhances innovation efficiency (coefficient 0.637, p< 0.05), whereas the level of human capital inhibits green innovation efficiency (-0.286, p <0.01).This study provides empirical evidence for optimizing regional industrial layout and coordinating policies related to the digital economy and green innovation.

Keywords

High-Tech Industry; Industrial Agglomeration; Digital Economy; Green Innovation

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