Fostering inclusive green growth in China: what is the role of industrial intellectualisation?

Inclusive green growth is a style of long-term development that prioritises economic growth, social fairness, human well-being, and energy conservation. This research explores the impact of industrial intellectualisation on regional inclusive green growth using panel data from 30 provinces from 2006 to 2018. The research begins by calculating the level of industrial intellectualisation and inclusive green growth employing the entropy technique in China. Second, the benchmark regression results show that industrial intellectualisation boosts regional inclusive green growth significantly. This is true for a variety of robustness tests, including IV regression. Furthermore, spatial autocorrelation exists in regional inclusive green growth, and industrial intellectualisation has a favourable stimulating influence as well as a considerable spatial repercussions on regional inclusive green growth. Furthermore, the mediating effect model is employed to explore the mechanism of industrial intellectualisation's effects on inclusive green growth. The findings demonstrate that industrial intellectualisation has an effect on regional inclusive green growth via industrial structure upgrades, urbanisation, education, and financial development.