How Government Size Expansion Can Affect Green Innovation-An Empirical Analysis of Data on Cross-Country Green Patent Filings

doi:10.3390/ijerph19127328

	How Government Size Expansion Can Affect Green Innovation-An Empirical Analysis of Data on Cross-Country Green Patent Filings
	Wen, Jun 1; Li, Lingxiao 1; Zhao, Xinxin 1; Jiao, Chenyang2 ; Li, Wenjie 3
	2022
发表期刊	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
卷号	19 期号:12
摘要	The expansion of government size will have dual effects on a country's green innovation. An appropriately sized government size increases marginal productivity and stimulates the development of green innovation by increasing government expenditure. On the contrary, an excessively sized government creates a huge administrative agency, which not only increases the tax burden but also damages social welfare by excessive intervention. Therefore, the effect of government size on green innovation is not linear. In order to prove this proposition, this study examines the impact of government size on green innovation in 166 countries between 1995 and 2018, using a two-way fixed effects model. The results reveal an inverted U-shaped relationship between government size and the level of green innovation, indicating that optimal government size may maximize a country's green innovation output. The results further suggest that this inverted U-shaped relationship is mainly influenced by environmental regulations and financial support. Finally, our heterogeneity analysis demonstrates that the inverted U-shaped relationship is more pronounced for countries with high organizational inertia and more R&D expenditure than for those with low organizational inertia and less R&D expenditure. This finding makes up for the research gap between government size and green innovation and provides a reference for countries to formulate the optimal government size to improve the level of green innovation.
关键词	government size green innovation two-way fixed effects inverted U-shaped relationship
DOI	10.3390/ijerph19127328
收录类别	SSCI ; SCIE
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
WOS记录号	WOS:000817420000001
出版者	MDPI
原始文献类型	Article
EISSN	1660-4601
引用统计	被引频次：11[WOS] [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.lzufe.edu.cn/handle/39EH0E1M/32857
专题	国际经济与贸易学院
作者单位	1.Xi An Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Econ & Finance, Xian 710061, Peoples R China; 2.Lanzhou Univ Finance & Econ, Sch Int Econ & Trade, Lanzhou 730020, Peoples R China; 3.Shandong Univ Finance & Econ, Sch Business Adm, Jinan 250014, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wen, Jun,Li, Lingxiao,Zhao, Xinxin,et al. How Government Size Expansion Can Affect Green Innovation-An Empirical Analysis of Data on Cross-Country Green Patent Filings[J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH,2022,19(12).
APA	Wen, Jun,Li, Lingxiao,Zhao, Xinxin,Jiao, Chenyang,&Li, Wenjie.(2022).How Government Size Expansion Can Affect Green Innovation-An Empirical Analysis of Data on Cross-Country Green Patent Filings.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH,19(12).
MLA	Wen, Jun,et al."How Government Size Expansion Can Affect Green Innovation-An Empirical Analysis of Data on Cross-Country Green Patent Filings".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 19.12(2022).