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  1. Article ; Online: Can the digital economy promote urban green economic efficiency? Evidence from 273 cities in China

    Lu Huang / Hongfeng Zhang / Hongyun Si / Haoyu Wang

    Ecological Indicators, Vol 155, Iss , Pp 110977- (2023)

    2023  

    Abstract: The development of the digital economy has changed human lifestyles and production and provided a new approach to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As an important indicator reflecting both economic growth and ecological ... ...

    Abstract The development of the digital economy has changed human lifestyles and production and provided a new approach to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As an important indicator reflecting both economic growth and ecological protection, the green economic efficiency (GEE) indicator is employed to express the level of sustainable development. By building an indicator system, introducing carbon dioxide emissions as an unexpected output and using a super-efficient slack-based measure (SBM) model, the the GEE of 273 cities in China are calculated. The development level of digital economy is calculated through principal component analysis (PCA). Unlike previous provincial-level studies, this study focuses on analyzing at the urban level. This study then uses a fixed effect model to analyze the effect of the digital economy on urban GEE. Based on various aspects, the transmission mechanisms of the digital economy on GEE have also been deeply analyzed. The results indicate that the digital economy has a positive effect on GEE. This conclusion is validated by endogeneity analysis and other robustness tests. The digital economy has a positive influence on urban GEE in Eastern, Central and Northeastern China. In large cities, medium-sized cities and cities with stricter governmental environmental regulations, the effect of the digital economy on GEE is more prominent. The mechanism analysis indicates that the digital economy mainly promotes urban GEE through the technological innovation effect, industrial structure optimization, energy structure transformation and market-oriented development. This study clarifies the role of the digital economy in advancing GEE and provides a reference to promote ecological development in developing countries.
    Keywords Green economic efficiency (GEE) ; Digital economy ; Super-efficient SBM ; Transmission mechanism ; Urban level ; China ; Ecology ; QH540-549.5
    Subject code 338
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  2. Article ; Online: How do the non-cognitive skills affect retirees’ reemployment? Evidence from China

    Haiyan Jia / Xiaoyu Sai / Hongyun Si / Jinming Wang

    Frontiers in Public Health, Vol

    2023  Volume 11

    Abstract: IntroductionPromoting the reemployment of retirees is important to effectively recognize the capacity of older adults and to help governments cope with an aging global population. Existing research on the factors that impact reemployment has mainly ... ...

    Abstract IntroductionPromoting the reemployment of retirees is important to effectively recognize the capacity of older adults and to help governments cope with an aging global population. Existing research on the factors that impact reemployment has mainly focused on the role of traditional forms of human capital, like education and experience, while ignoring non-cognitive skills.MethodsBased on 3,693 samples, this study examines the impact of non-cognitive skills on the reemployment of Chinese retirees using the Logit model through the lens of human capital theory.ResultsThe results show that non-cognitive skills incentivize retirees to seek reemployment. The incentive effect is greater for retirees who are male, live in a rural household, and are of lower age and education level. Further, the mediation effect model reveals the mediating role of social capital between non-cognitive skills and the reemployment of retirees. Social capital is important to the promotion of retiree reemployment.DiscussionThis study ultimately sheds light on the relationship between non-cognitive skills and the reemployment of retirees. Findings will help improve governments’ understandings of non-cognitive skills so that they may develop better policies on retiree reemployment.
    Keywords non-cognitive skills ; retirees ; reemployment ; social capital ; human capital ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Subject code 120
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
    Document type Article ; Online
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  3. Article ; Online: Digital Economy Development and the Urban–Rural Income Gap

    Qi Jiang / Yihan Li / Hongyun Si

    Land, Vol 11, Iss 1980, p

    Intensifying or Reducing

    2022  Volume 1980

    Abstract: Based on theoretical analysis, this study examines the relationship between the development of China’s digital economy and the urban–rural income gap by using an empirical model to test panel data for 30 provinces in China from 2009 to 2019. The results ... ...

    Abstract Based on theoretical analysis, this study examines the relationship between the development of China’s digital economy and the urban–rural income gap by using an empirical model to test panel data for 30 provinces in China from 2009 to 2019. The results of the study reveal that (1) there is a “U-shaped” relationship between the digital economy and the urban–rural income gap, with the gap narrowing in the early stages of development and widening in the medium-to-long term. (2) The development of the digital economy in peripheral regions will have an impact on the urban–rural income gap in the region through spatial spillover. (3) The heterogeneity tests reveal that the digital economy has a stronger impact on the urban–rural income gap in western China and a weaker impact in the east. (4) A double difference test using “Broadband Rural” construction as a policy shock variable reveals that the pilot project helped reduce the urban–rural income gap. This study deepens our understanding of the digital economy for integrated urban–rural development. It provides a theoretical basis and practical experience for enhancing the living standard of rural residents and promoting the integrated development of urban and rural areas.
    Keywords digital economy ; urban–rural income gap ; space spillover ; heterogeneity ; Agriculture ; S
    Subject code 910
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
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  4. Article ; Online: Does Government Intervention Ensure Food Safety? Evidence from China

    Hongfeng Zhang / Chengyun Sun / Lu Huang / Hongyun Si

    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 3645, p

    2021  Volume 3645

    Abstract: Food safety is related to public health, social welfare, and human survival, all of which are important and pressing areas of concern all over the world. The government plays an increasingly important role in the supervision of food safety. The role of ... ...

    Abstract Food safety is related to public health, social welfare, and human survival, all of which are important and pressing areas of concern all over the world. The government plays an increasingly important role in the supervision of food safety. The role of the government, however, is also controversial. Using provincial panel data of China from 2005 to 2015, the present study intends to shed light on the associations between government intervention and food safety performance under two scenarios of local government—competition and noncompetition. This will be accomplished through an exploratory spatial data analysis and a spatial econometric model. The results reveal negative associations between food safety performance and government intervention without considering local government competition. As was also observed, government intervention not only inhibits the improvement of food safety in the region, but also has a negative spatial spillover effect on food safety in neighboring provinces. This is the result after considering government competition, thus, showing the competitive strategic interaction of the “race to the bottom”. Further analysis reveals that, if geographically similar regions are selected as reference objects, the food safety performance of each province will have a stronger tendency to compete for the better. If regions with similar economic development levels are selected as reference objects, food safety performance will have a stronger tendency to compete for the worse. This work provides new evidence for the relationships between government intervention and food safety, and, also, proposes some insightful implications for policymakers for governing food safety.
    Keywords government intervention ; food safety ; spatial econometrics ; local government competition ; China ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 950
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  5. Article ; Online: Urban Vitality Evaluation and Spatial Correlation Research

    Jiangang Shi / Wei Miao / Hongyun Si / Ting Liu

    Land, Vol 10, Iss 1195, p

    A Case Study from Shanghai, China

    2021  Volume 1195

    Abstract: Urban vitality is the primary driver of urban development. However, assessing urban vitality has always been a challenge. This paper builds on the research framework of sustainable development evaluation and selects evaluation indicators from the three ... ...

    Abstract Urban vitality is the primary driver of urban development. However, assessing urban vitality has always been a challenge. This paper builds on the research framework of sustainable development evaluation and selects evaluation indicators from the three systems of urban operation: economy, society, and environment. The deviation maximization (DM) method is used to evaluate urban vitality. Shanghai is then used as a case study for evaluation, and the comprehensive index of urban vitality is calculated for the city from 2010 to 2019. The evaluation results indicate that the urban vitality of Shanghai experienced a significant upward trend over ten years (2010–2019), which shows that the urban competitiveness of Shanghai is constantly strengthening. Next, the study focuses on the administrative region of Shanghai, to calculate the regional vitality level of Shanghai from 2010 to 2019 and to explore its spatial distribution characteristics. Then, a spatial autocorrelation analysis is used to explore the mechanism that affects the spatial distribution of urban vitality. The results demonstrate that the urban vitality in Shanghai shows a significant positive correlation in space. Moreover, there is a “High–High” gathering area, which includes Huangpu, Xuhui, Hongkou, and Changning in central area of Shanghai. This research provides a theoretical reference to support effective decision-making with respect to high-quality urban development.
    Keywords urban vitality assessment ; sustainable development ; deviation maximization (DM) method ; spatial correlation ; Agriculture ; S
    Subject code 710
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  6. Article ; Online: Does Low-Carbon City Construction Improve Total Factor Productivity? Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in China

    Hongfeng Zhang / Lu Huang / Yan Zhu / Hongyun Si / Xu He

    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11974, p

    2021  Volume 11974

    Abstract: Low-carbon city construction (LCC) is an important strategy for countries desiring to improve environmental quality, realize cleaner production, and achieve sustainable development. Low-carbon cities have attracted widespread attention for their attempts ...

    Abstract Low-carbon city construction (LCC) is an important strategy for countries desiring to improve environmental quality, realize cleaner production, and achieve sustainable development. Low-carbon cities have attracted widespread attention for their attempts to coordinate the relationship between environmental protection and economic development. Using the panel data from 2006 to 2017 of prefecture-level cities in China, this study applied the difference-in-differences (DID) method to analyze the effects of LCC on the total factor productivity (TFP) of the cities and its possible transmission mechanism. The results show significantly positive effects on TFP, but the effects on each component of TFP are different. Although the LCC has promoted technical progress and scale efficiency, it has inhibited technical efficiency. The accuracy of the results has been confirmed by several robustness tests. Mechanism analysis showed that the pilot policy of low-carbon cities has promoted technical progress and scale efficiency by technological innovation and the upgrading of industrial structure, but resource mismatches among enterprises have been the main reason for reduced technical efficiency. Regional heterogeneity analysis showed that the effects on TFP in the eastern region have been more significant than in the central and western regions. In the eastern region, they have promoted technical progress, while in the central and western regions, they have promoted technical progress and scale efficiency but hindered technical efficiency. This paper presents our findings for the effects of LCC on economic development and provides insightful policy implications for the improvement of technical efficiency in low-carbon cities.
    Keywords low-carbon city ; total factor productivity ; difference-in-differences ; quasi-natural experiment ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 338
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  7. Article ; Online: Reply to Comment on Chen, J., Su, Y., Si, H., Chen, J. Managerial Areas of Construction and Demolition Waste

    Jianguo Chen / Yangyue Su / Hongyun Si / Jindao Chen

    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 16, Iss 11, p

    A Scientometric Review. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15 (11), 2350, doi:10.3390/ijerph15112350

    2019  Volume 1886

    Abstract: Thank you for the comments made by Ho; it is a great honor that our article has attracted attention [.] ...

    Abstract Thank you for the comments made by Ho; it is a great honor that our article has attracted attention [.]
    Keywords n/a ; Medicine ; R
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  8. Article ; Online: Visualization and Analysis of Mapping Knowledge Domain of Urban Vitality Research

    Jian-gang Shi / Wei Miao / Hongyun Si

    Sustainability, Vol 11, Iss 4, p

    2019  Volume 988

    Abstract: Mapping knowledge domain (MKD) is an important research technology in bibliometrics. It provides a visual perspective for researchers and helps researchers to clearly understand the general situations of specific research fields. Presently, MKD has been ... ...

    Abstract Mapping knowledge domain (MKD) is an important research technology in bibliometrics. It provides a visual perspective for researchers and helps researchers to clearly understand the general situations of specific research fields. Presently, MKD has been widely used in fields such as ecology and transportation safety. In this paper, we conduct a systematically bibliometric analysis of the development trend on urban vitality research by using VOSviewer software, and this work is based on the related articles published in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) between 1998 and 2018. In the implementation, we firstly introduce the annual numbers of articles, source journals, highly cited papers, and production countries relating to urban vitality research. Then, we adopt a keywords co-occurrence analysis to explore the topic distribution, research frontiers, and research trends of urban vitality research intuitively. Overall, the Mapped Knowledge Domain method has proved to be an effective way to assess research trends in specific disciplines and to contribute to researchers and governments with respect to management and decision-making on issues of science.
    Keywords urban vitality ; bibliometric analysis ; VOSviewer ; visualization ; mapping knowledge domain ; Environmental effects of industries and plants ; TD194-195 ; Renewable energy sources ; TJ807-830 ; Environmental sciences ; GE1-350
    Subject code 001
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
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    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  9. Article ; Online: Factors Influencing Young People’s Intention toward Municipal Solid Waste Sorting

    Lin Shen / Hongyun Si / Lei Yu / Haolun Si

    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 16, Iss 10, p

    2019  Volume 1708

    Abstract: With the rapid growth of urban economy and population in China, the output of municipal solid waste (MSW) has dramatically increased becoming a constant threat to residents’ living environment and health. The classification intention of residents plays a ...

    Abstract With the rapid growth of urban economy and population in China, the output of municipal solid waste (MSW) has dramatically increased becoming a constant threat to residents’ living environment and health. The classification intention of residents plays a pivotal role in solving the problem of MSW disposal. While numerous studies have examined the classification behavior of MSW from the perspective of ordinary residents and households, few studies have attempted to understand young people’s sorting intention. The novelty of this research is to explore the determinants that affect young people’s intention toward municipal solid waste sorting (MSWS) by extending the predictive factors of environmental concern and personal moral obligation into the theory of planned behavior (TPB). A sample of 524 young respondents from Hebei Province in China were used to conduct a structural equation model (SEM) validation. The empirical results revealed that, according to the rankings of significance, personal moral obligation, perceived behavioral control, and subjective norm had positive influences on young people’s intention toward MSWS, while attitude and environmental concern did not. Furthermore, the multi-group comparison showed that, compared with the male and rural group, the intention of female and urban respondents to classify MSW was not affected by subjective norms. Some targeted managerial implications were ultimately proposed to promote young people’s intention toward MSWS. This study contributes to the existing knowledge system of MSWS by revealing the classification intention of young people as a group. The findings and implications provide the government with useful insights for encouraging young people to actively participate in MSWS.
    Keywords young people ; intention ; MSW ; critical factor ; theory of planned behavior ; Medicine ; R
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
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  10. Article ; Online: Understanding the Characteristics and Realization Path of Urban Land Use Transition in the Bohai Economic Rim

    Yanbo Qu / Yue Shu / Haining Zong / Hongyun Si / Zhiheng Yang / Tiantian Liu

    Land, Vol 10, Iss 493, p

    An Analytical Framework of “Dominant–Recessive” Morphology Coupling

    2021  Volume 493

    Abstract: Taking the Bohai Economic Rim as the research area and 44 prefecture-level cities as research objects, on the basis of deepening the connotation of urban land use morphology, we constructed a multi-dimensional indicator system for urban land use ... ...

    Abstract Taking the Bohai Economic Rim as the research area and 44 prefecture-level cities as research objects, on the basis of deepening the connotation of urban land use morphology, we constructed a multi-dimensional indicator system for urban land use transition based on the dominant and recessive morphologies of land use. The patterns of change and transition type are described by single-morphology and comprehensive morphology indices, respectively, while a decoupling elastic coefficient model was used to analyze the coupling relationship and evolution process between the dominant and recessive morphologies of urban land use. The results showed the following: (1) From 2000 to 2020, the single-morphology and comprehensive morphology indices of urban land use in the Bohai Economic Rim both improved, to a certain extent. Overall, the transition types of dominant and recessive morphologies of urban land use showed a development trend, in which the degree of recessive morphology transition was higher than the degree of dominant morphology transition, and the spatial difference of its distribution pattern was obvious. (2) From 2000 to 2020, the type of coupling relationship between the dominant and recessive morphologies of urban land use in the Bohai Economic Rim experienced an evolution, from a single-morphology recession decoupling to a single-morphology leading positive hook. The whole region was in the benign development stage of close coupling, where the degree of transition showed the spatial characteristics of Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei > Liaodong Peninsula > Shandong Peninsula. (3) Differences in the economic levels and urbanization processes of different cities led to different paths, speeds, and degrees of urban land use transition, showing stable, volatile, and non-transition paths. The direct influence of different influencing factors, as well as their potential effects, drive the dominant and recessive morphologies of urban land use to grow, in terms of coupling and synergy, promoting the realization of urban land use transition.
    Keywords urban land use transition ; land use morphology ; coupling relation ; transition path ; Bohai Economic Rim ; Agriculture ; S
    Subject code 910
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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