Hebei Finance University (Chinese: 河北金融学院; pinyin: Héběi Jinróng Xùeyuàn), formerly known as Hebei Finance College, is located in Baoding, Hebei Province, China. The university currently has an enrollment of 11,993, including 3,300 graduates and 8,600 undergraduates.
To address global climate challenges, China's transition toward a green, low-carbon economy underscores the critical role of green finance (GF) as a key policy instrument. Against this backdrop, clarifying how GF influences green technology innovation (GTI) has become an urgent research priority. Using panel data from 283 Chinese cities (2012-2023), this study estimates a panel threshold model to examine the non-linear relationship between GF and GTI, with environmental regulation (ER) as the threshold variable. The results, validated by robustness and endogeneity tests, reveal the following: (1) GF exerts a double-threshold effect on GTI, with its promoting effect strengthening between thresholds but weakening beyond the second threshold. (2) ER exhibits a significant single-threshold effect; beyond it, GF's contribution to GTI is substantially enhanced. (3) Three types of heterogeneity analysis are performed based on geographical regions, historical endowments, and whether a city is classified as an innovation-driven city. Overall, the results indicate that the threshold effects are more pronounced in eastern regions, cities with stronger historical endowments, and innovation-driven cities. These findings not only deepen the theoretical understanding of the GF-ER-GTI nexus but also provide empirically grounded insights for designing differentiated GF policies and region-specific environmental regulation strategies, thereby supporting both China's low-carbon transition and global climate governance efforts.
How can industrial policies foster the growth of the software industry in emerging economies in the digital era? This paper examines the impact of the establishment of national high-tech zones on the development of regional software industries in China. The results indicate that the establishment of these zones has increased software registrations by 28.6%, primarily through talent gathering and alleviating financing constraints.
Understanding the adoption of cashless payments through e-wallets requires exploring various perspectives, especially from a health risk standpoint. Previous studies have not sufficiently addressed the role of hand hygiene awareness and its complex relationship with subjective norms (or social influence) and continuance intention. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine the continuance intention in e-wallet usage, with a focus on the health perspective, specifically hand hygiene awareness. In this study, we collected data from 320 Touch 'n Go e-wallet users in Malaysia through an online survey and convenience sampling. We used Partial Least Squares (PLS) path modelling to test the research model. Our findings show that subjective norms positively influence both hand hygiene awareness and perceived usefulness. Moreover, hand hygiene awareness significantly affects both perceived usefulness and continuance intention to use e-wallets. Theoretically, these results extend existing technology acceptance literature by integrating a health-oriented perspective, particularly in relation to hand hygiene awareness. From a practical perspective, this study provides valuable insights for practitioners on how to promote hygiene behaviour within platform design to retain e-wallet users.
With the deep integration of rural industry and digital economy, rural e-commerce has developed as an effective way which transforming the mode of agriculture and increasing farmers’ income. Because of the comprehensive promotion of the digital technology and agriculture project, the rural network retail sale in China has reached 2.8 trillion yuan in 2024. Rural e-commerce provided a core driving force for rural industrial upgrading and rural innovation and entrepreneurship development. This study uses the two-way fixed effect model with the panel data of 26 provinces in China from 2014 to 2022 to examine the relationship of rural e-commerce and innovation and entrepreneurship. Results show that: (1) Rural e-commerce has a positive effect on rural innovation and entrepreneurship, and the conclusion is robust; (2) Rural e-commerce positively promotes rural innovation and entrepreneurship through capital-sinking effect and resource-integrated effect; (3) According to regional characteristics, the rural e-commerce boosts the innovation and entrepreneurship in different ways. The following suggestions are put forward: (1) Optimize the top-level design layout and continuously release the potential of rural e-commerce; (2) Increase the inclusiveness of digital finance and extend the agro-industry chain to attract innovative and entrepreneurial talents; (3) Increase R&D funding to stimulate entrepreneurial activity in rural areas; (4) Strengthen basic social security and employment support.
Digital technology-driven transformations in global production methods and consumption patterns are profoundly reshaping the world economic landscape, with digital-real integration (DRI) having become a critical pathway for promoting high-quality economic development in the new development stage. Using panel data from 335 Chinese prefecture-level cities spanning 2000-2023 as the research sample, this study comprehensively employs factor analysis, the coupling coordination degree model, and double machine learning methods to systematically examine the impact effects and mechanisms of the "Broadband China" strategy (BCS) on DRI. The empirical results demonstrate that BCS has a significant positive on DRI. Heterogeneity analysis reveals that the policy effects are more pronounced in resource-based cities, old industrial base cities, highly developed cities, and integration-advantaged cities. Mechanism testing indicates that BCS primarily promotes digital-real integration through four pathways: improving capital misallocation, alleviating labor misallocation, industrial structure upgrading, and adjusting government expenditure.
