Can regional collaborative innovation improve innovation efficiency? An empirical study of Chinese cities

F Fan, H Lian, S Wang - Growth and Change, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The relationship between collaborative innovation and innovation efficiency has attracted
the attention of researchers in recent years. However, few studies have integrated intra …

Enhancing wood resource efficiency through spatial agglomeration: Insights from China's wood-processing industry

C Tao, Z Gao, B Cheng, F Chen, C Yu - Resources, Conservation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
China's wood resource efficiency has paramount importance in shaping the global wood
utilization landscape. This research aims to explore the impact of spatial agglomeration on …

Review of evaluation methodologies and influencing factors for energy efficiency of the iron and steel industry

H Na, T Du, W Sun, J He, J Sun… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
To promote the sustainable development of the iron and steel industry (ISI), evaluation
methods and influencing factors of energy efficiency have been studied in the past decades …

Casting a shadow: Productivity of formal firms and informality

M Amin, C Okou - Review of Development Economics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Informality is a salient feature of most developing economies. Two important concerns arise
from informality. First, informal firms tend to be less productive than formal firms. Second, the …

Energy efficiency-enhancing policies and firm performance: Evidence from the paper and glass industries in Italy

A Caragliu - Energy Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents an empirical analysis of the impact of adopting energy efficiency
measures, labeled “White Certificates”, on the economic performance of companies active in …

[HTML][HTML] How financial clustering influences China's green development: Mechanism investigation and empirical discussion

M Tao, E Silva, MS Sheng, L Wen, L Qi - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the significance of financial clustering in the context of green development
holds immense importance for China as it strives towards achieving high-quality green …

Research on green innovation performance of manufacturing industry and its improvement path in China

H Yang, X Zhu - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Green innovation, which combines “innovation-driven” and “green development,” is one of
the most powerful ways to overcome resource and environmental constraints and enhance …

Are there political cycles hidden inside collaborative innovation efficiency? An empirical study based on Chinese cities

F Fan, X Zhang, X Wang - Science and Public Policy, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Shifting political interests of government officials stemming from the Provincial Party
Congress (PPC) affects the efficiency of urban innovation. In this paper, intra-city …

Innovation inputs and efficiency: manufacturing firms in Sub-Saharan Africa

L Barasa, P Vermeulen, J Knoben… - European Journal of …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose Countries in Africa have a common goal policy of industrialisation that is expected
to be driven by investing in innovation that yields efficiency. The purpose of this paper is to …

Impact of green innovation on labor productivity and its determinants: An analysis of the Korean manufacturing industry

C Woo, Y Chung, D Chun, S Han… - Business Strategy and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Due to worsening environmental conditions around the globe, firms have been investing a
great deal of money in green technologies as a way of coping with the environmental crisis …