title: Effect of technology innovation and spillovers on the carbon intensity of human well-being.
abstract: In order to enhance sustainability, it is necessary to reduce the carbon intensity of human well-being (CIWB). In this paper, we analyze the impact of technology innovation and spillovers on CIWB using panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2005 to 2010. We find that increasing research and development (R&D) intensity and interregional R&D spillovers can decrease CIWB; R&D intensity has a nonlinear effect on CIWB without incorporating interregional R&D spillovers; economic development has positive effect on CIWB, while manufacturing has negative effect on CIWB.
authors.affiliation: School of Marxism, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189 China.
authors.forename: Jifang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.affiliation: School of Marxism, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189 China.
authors.forename: Jianhong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yuan
keywords: Carbon intensity; Human well-being; Sustainability; Technology innovation; Technology spillovers