Xiao-Ping Ruan

Does smart manufacturing improve energy efficiency in manufacturing enterprises? Empirical evidence from China's A-share listed manufacturing firms.

Improving energy-use efficiency is essential for industrial green transformation and China's carbon-peaking and carbon-neutrality goals. Using panel data on Chinese A-share-listed manufacturing firms from 2011 to 2024, this study treats the national smart manufacturing pilot demonstration program as a quasi-natural exp...