TY - JOUR
T1 - Government corruption, market segmentation and renewable energy technology innovation
T2 - Evidence from China
AU - Ren, Siyu
AU - Hao, Yu
AU - Wu, Haitao
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2021/12/15
Y1 - 2021/12/15
N2 - Due to global warming and increasingly severe resource and environmental constraints, the role of renewable energy in reducing pollutant emissions and mitigating environmental degradation has gradually attracted the attention of all countries. This study examines the relationship between government corruption, market segmentation, and renewable energy technology innovation. The regression results show that government corruption can increase the degree of market segmentation, and both government corruption and market segmentation can significantly reduce regional renewable energy technology innovation. Further analysis shows that the improvement in market segmentation can lead to a negative moderating effect of corruption on renewable energy technology innovation. In addition, corruption and market segmentation have complementary effects on the impact of renewable energy technology innovation. The improvement of corruption level can increase the negative influences of market segmentation on renewable energy technology innovation. Similarly, the higher degree of market segmentation can increase the restraining effect of corruption on renewable energy technology innovation. Therefore, this study provides a valuable reference for all countries to accelerate the construction of regional market integration, break through interprovincial barriers, and improve renewable energy technology innovation.
AB - Due to global warming and increasingly severe resource and environmental constraints, the role of renewable energy in reducing pollutant emissions and mitigating environmental degradation has gradually attracted the attention of all countries. This study examines the relationship between government corruption, market segmentation, and renewable energy technology innovation. The regression results show that government corruption can increase the degree of market segmentation, and both government corruption and market segmentation can significantly reduce regional renewable energy technology innovation. Further analysis shows that the improvement in market segmentation can lead to a negative moderating effect of corruption on renewable energy technology innovation. In addition, corruption and market segmentation have complementary effects on the impact of renewable energy technology innovation. The improvement of corruption level can increase the negative influences of market segmentation on renewable energy technology innovation. Similarly, the higher degree of market segmentation can increase the restraining effect of corruption on renewable energy technology innovation. Therefore, this study provides a valuable reference for all countries to accelerate the construction of regional market integration, break through interprovincial barriers, and improve renewable energy technology innovation.
KW - Dynamic panel model
KW - Government corruption
KW - Market segmentation
KW - Renewable energy technology innovation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85114608895&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113686
DO - 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113686
M3 - Article
C2 - 34521008
AN - SCOPUS:85114608895
SN - 0301-4797
VL - 300
JO - Journal of Environmental Management
JF - Journal of Environmental Management
M1 - 113686
ER -
