Journal
SUSTAINABILITY
Volume 10, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/su10010145
Keywords
technological innovation; energy consumption; dynamic panel; sustainable development
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [71673297, 71303258]
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This paper investigates the relationship between energy consumption and technological innovation using a dynamic panel data model and regional-level data from China for the period 1995-2012. In contrast to previous studies, it examines the short and long-run bilateral relationship between technological innovation and energy consumption. The results show that in the short run, technological innovation leads to an increase in energy consumption, while energy consumption has no significant effect on technological innovation. In the long run, however, energy consumption is positively and bilaterally related to technological innovation. These findings suggest that although technological innovation does not directly lead to a reduction in energy consumption as mentioned in the extant literature, it could help achieve sustainability through improving energy efficiency and developing energy structure for developing countries.
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