IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/spr/endesu/v27y2025i7d10.1007_s10668-024-04542-4.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Factor market distortion, ICT capital, and green development

Author

Listed:
  • Huan-yu Cui

    (Chongqing University)

  • Yue-qun Cao

    (Chongqing University)

Abstract

At present, factor market distortions (FMD) hindering China’s green development remain serious. However, ICT capital can alleviate FMD, which may promote green development. This mechanism is not yet clear. To explore this issue, this study utilizes China’s 2008–2019 provincial panel data to examine the effect of FMD on green development, its action path, and the moderating effect of ICT capital. The findings indicate that (1) FMD negatively influences green development through four channels: energy intensity, pollution emissions, industrial upgrading, and technological innovation. (2) ICT capital significantly contributes to green development and corrects the negative effect of FMD on green development. (3) As ICT capital accumulates, the less damaging the effect of FMD on green development. (4) ICT capital can also contribute to green development by positively regulating the mechanisms by which FMD affects green development. (5) Institutional quality heterogeneity analysis shows that the moderating effect is significantly enhanced in regions with lower corruption, higher marketization levels, and stronger intellectual property protection. The findings highlight the policy implications of mitigating FMD through ICT to improve green development.

Suggested Citation

  • Huan-yu Cui & Yue-qun Cao, 2025. "Factor market distortion, ICT capital, and green development," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 27(7), pages 15591-15626, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:27:y:2025:i:7:d:10.1007_s10668-024-04542-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-04542-4
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10668-024-04542-4
    File Function: Abstract
    Download Restriction: Access to the full text of the articles in this series is restricted.
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1007/s10668-024-04542-4?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:27:y:2025:i:7:d:10.1007_s10668-024-04542-4. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Sonal Shukla or Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.springer.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.