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Digital path to carbon neutrality: Exploring the impact of digital place-based policy on enterprise carbon emissions

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  • Feng, Yuan
  • Zhuo, Jiani
  • Nie, Changfei

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The effect of digital place-based policy on enterprise carbon emissions (CE) is a new topic worthy of attention. In this study, we consider China’s artificial intelligence innovation and development pilot zone (AIIDPZ) policy as a quasi-natural experiment and construct a multiperiod difference-in-differences (DID) model to examine the causal relationship between digital place-based policy and enterprise CE. Based on panel data of Chinese A-share enterprises from 2012 to 2022, we find that the AIIDPZ policy helps reduce enterprise CE through technological, scale, and digitalization effects. Additionally, the enterprise CE reduction effect is more pronounced in the eastern region; areas with stronger digital economy; areas with lower climate risk levels; high-tech, labor-intensive, and technology-intensive industries; and state-owned enterprises and enterprises in the growth and maturity stages. Our findings provide fresh insights for policymakers to formulate and refine digital place-based policy for promoting the low-carbon transformation of enterprises.

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  • Feng, Yuan & Zhuo, Jiani & Nie, Changfei, 2026. "Digital path to carbon neutrality: Exploring the impact of digital place-based policy on enterprise carbon emissions," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 91(C), pages 824-840.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecanpo:v:91:y:2026:i:c:p:824-840
    DOI: 10.1016/j.eap.2026.03.047
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