数字经济政策驱动农业低碳生产效率的机制与效应

The Mechanism of the Impact of Digital Economy Policies on Low Carbon Agriculture Production Efficiency

摘要:

数字经济政策通过对农业的产出水平和生态效应的双重影响,促进农业低碳发展的全要素生产率的提高。本文讨论了数字经济政策对包含碳排放非期望产出的农业生产效率的作用机制,选择“国家大数据综合试验区”政策作为准自然实验对象,基于2008-2022年中国省级面板数据,利用双重差分法进行检验,认为数字经济政策显著提升了农业低碳生产效率,同时具备经济效益和生态效益。进一步梳理数字经济政策的作用机制发现,政策能够通过促进农业技术创新、提升人力资本、改善基础设施、拓宽农产品销售渠道来提高的农业低碳生产效率。并且,政策在非主产区、西部地区、欠发达地区的作用影响更为显著。研究建议要更充分地使用数字经济政策的工具,着力促进数字技术在农业领域的推广使用,带动农业提高生产水平并减少碳排放,实现农业绿色低碳发展。

关键词:数字经济政策;低碳排放;农业生产效率;政策影响;作用机制

Abstract:

The digital economy policy has a dual impact on agricultural output levels and ecological effects. This article discusses the mechanism of the digital economy policy on agricultural production efficiency, including undesired carbon emissions as output. It selects the "National Big Data Comprehensive Pilot Zone" policy as the object and uses the Difference-in-Differences (DID) method to test based on provincial panel data from 2008 to 2022 in China. The research suggests that the digital economy policy significantly enhances the efficiency of low-carbon agricultural production, with both economic and ecological benefits. A further examination of the mechanism of the digital economy policy reveals that it can improve the efficiency of low-carbon agricultural production by promoting agricultural technological innovation, enhancing human capital, improving infrastructure, and broadening sales channels for agricultural products. Moreover, the policy has a more significant impact in non-major producing areas, the western region, and underdeveloped areas. The study recommends making fuller use of the tools of the digital economy policy, focusing on promoting the promotion and use of digital technology in the agricultural sector, driving agricultural production levels up and reducing carbon emissions, and achieving green and low-carbon agricultural development.

Key words:Digital economy policies; Low carbon production efficiency; Policy impact; Mechanism of action