期刊论文

Shengrong Lu

英文

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

0944-1344

2023

30

3

7358-7379

10.1007/s11356-022-22314-3

This study was supported by the major project of the Key Research Base of the Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, entitled “Research on China’s long-term economic growth potential” (project approval no.: 18JJD790008). This study was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, entitled “Constructing TFP Index of Provinces and Industries in China: Based on Differentiated Capacity Utilization Rate and Depreciation Rate” (project approval no.: 71963031) This study was supported by Philosophy and Social Science Planning Project of Yunnan Province, entitled “Research on the Growth Effect of Total Factor Productivity of Yunnan’s Economic Structure Change” (project approval no.: YB2019066)

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The development of information and communication technology (ICT) has brought about fundamental changes in social progress worldwide. Using panel data from 288 Chinese cities for the period from 1999 to 2019, this study evaluates the effect of the pilot Broadband China Strategy (BCS) program on environmental pollution. We find that BCS significantly reduces environmental pollution, and that this effect is stronger in eastern China and in Chinese cities with higher financial progress or broadband development. Interestingly, the negative effect o...