The urban‒rural income gap, green innovation and urban carbon emissions
An empirical study in the Yangtze River Delta, China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11374306 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dongsheng Yan (0009-0005-4924-4684, Hohai University), Pingxing Li (0000-0002-6892-1194, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, corresponding author), Xin Liang (0000-0002-0630-1600, Nanjing Agricultural University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 164 |
| Pages | 103525 |
| Publication date | 2025-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Habitat International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0197-3975 • E-ISSN: 1873-5428 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103525 |
| OpenAlex | W4412763160 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 59 |
The simultaneous achievement of reducing income inequality and carbon emissions is of great practical importance for developing countries. Based on panel data in the Yangtze River Delta of China, this study quantitatively explores the effect of the urban‒rural income gap on carbon emissions and its underlying mechanism. The results indicate that the widening urban‒rural income gap significantly increased carbon emissions, and this effect exhibited significant spatiotemporal heterogeneity. An increase in the urban‒rural income gap leads to an increase in carbon emissions by inhibiting green innovation, but the effects of different innovation behaviors exhibit notable differences. In addition, both marketization and government behavior have substitution effects with the urban‒rural income gap in affecting carbon emissions. These findings provide new explanations for the relationship between income inequality and carbon emissions, and can support decision makers in the tasks of synergistically narrowing income inequality and overcoming environmental challenges during economic growth. By ensuring reasonable cooperation between an efficient market and a well-functioning government, developing countries can establish a balance between fairness and efficiency in the context of high-quality green economic growth
Business · China · Delta · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Empirical research · Geography · Natural resource economics · Yangtze river · Climate Change Policy and Economics · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth · Environmental Science · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
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| Citations per year | 4 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |