Li Xiuxiang, Hu Yan, Ding Liang, Huang Qiyu, Jiang Yi
School of International Economics and Politics, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang, 330013, China.
Applied Economic Research Center, Jiangxi Institute of Fashion Technology, Nanchang, 330201, China.
Sci Rep. 2024 Oct 29;14(1):25957. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-76586-5.
Digital trade, as one of the vanguards of the global technological revolution and industrial transformation, empowers low-carbon economic cooperation on a global scale. This study based on panel data from 2007 to 2021 of 46 countries with varied development levels, constructed a multi-dimensional indicator system from six aspects: trade potential, digital infrastructure, digital innovation, digital skills and security, scale of digital trade, and digital trade environment, aim to measure the development level of digital trade and explore its impact on carbon emissions, followed by a heterogeneity analysis. The research results indicate that there are significant differences in the development levels of digital trade among countries with different economic strengths. Countries with stronger economic power and larger trade scales have a higher level of digital trade development, while less developed regions lag in digital trade. As the level of digital trade development increases, the impact of digital trade on carbon emissions will also change. Overall, digital trade exhibits a pronounced low-carbon effect, while its impact varies among countries with different development levels.
数字贸易作为全球技术革命和产业变革的先锋之一，推动了全球范围内的低碳经济合作。本研究基于2007年至2021年46个不同发展水平国家的面板数据，从贸易潜力、数字基础设施、数字创新、数字技能与安全、数字贸易规模以及数字贸易环境六个方面构建了多维指标体系，旨在衡量数字贸易发展水平并探究其对碳排放的影响，随后进行了异质性分析。研究结果表明，不同经济实力国家的数字贸易发展水平存在显著差异。经济实力较强、贸易规模较大的国家数字贸易发展水平较高，而欠发达地区在数字贸易方面滞后。随着数字贸易发展水平的提高，数字贸易对碳排放的影响也会发生变化。总体而言，数字贸易呈现出显著的低碳效应，但其影响在不同发展水平的国家之间存在差异。
