Relationship between Environmental Regulation and Industrial Green Innovation Based on Spatial Econometrics
Based on the panel data of 30 provincial administrative regions in China from 2007 to 2016, the relationship between environmental regulation and industrial green innovation was studied in this paper based on spatial econometric model. The results show that industrial green innovation has a significant positive spatial spillover effect. There are some significant differences in the relationship between environmental regulation and industrial green innovation. Among them, the command type environmental regulation has a significant positive direct impact on industrial green innovation; the incentive type environmental regulation has no significant effect on industrial green innovation; public participation type environmental regulation has significant positive direct and indirect effects on industrial green innovation. Regional industrial structure and economic level also have a significant positive impact on industrial green innovation, in which regional economic level has direct and indirect effects on industrial green innovation. According to the research conclusions, some suggestions for the operability of the green innovation development of China's regional industries were proposed.