Treffer: Evaluating the impact of digital technology development on green total factor productivity: empirical evidence from Chinese cities.

Digital technology development (DTD) serves as a crucial instrument to enhance the productivity of regional green economy. Utilizing panel data encompassing Chinese cities, the research studies the impact of DTD on urban green total factor productivity (GTFP). The findings reveal that DTD notably boosts urban GTFP, attributed to the concurrent elevation in green technology efficiency (GEC) and green technology progress (GTC). Industrial structure optimization, green technology innovation and public environmental concern are crucial pathways which DTD facilitates GTFP. While digital technology enhances local GTFP, it also diminishes GTFP of neighboring areas due to the 'siphon effect.' Notably, digital technology will exert a more pronounced advantageous consequence on GTFP in central and non-resource-based cities. The research offers valuable insights into the influence mechanism and spatial effects of digital technology empowering sustainable urban development, thus guiding policy-making to promote the development of information and communication technology for development (ICT4D) research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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