Leather Science and Engineering ›› 2023, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (3): 99-103.doi: 10.19677/j.issn.1004-7964.2023.03.018

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Study on the Impact Mechanism of Energy Consumption and Technology Innovation on the Development of Leather Industry

SONG Chenchen, ZHAO Long*   

  1. Guangling College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225000, China
  • Received:2022-09-30 Published:2023-06-01 Online:2023-05-17

Abstract: The development of leather industry is closely associated to market environment, environmental protection regulations, energy consumption, and scientific and technology investment. For exploring the impact mechanism of energy consumption and technology innovation on the development of leather industry, the paper set up a research model with technology innovation as the variable factor by analyzing the data of 29 provinces in China from 2001 to 2020. Results indicated that energy consumption and technology innovation played a positive role on the nominal and actual development of leather industry. Meanwhile, technology innovation had a significant regulating effect on the development of leather industry. This conclusion was still verified to be valid after the robustness checking. Additional research revealed that the regulating effect of technology innovation was more outstanding in the eastern region. As a result, with the increasing stringent environmental regulations in place, leather manufacturers with high energy consumption and extensive production are facing challenges. It is necessary to fully understand the important role of technology innovation in driving the development of leather industry and guide the virtuous circle of the development of leather industry.

Key words: leather industry, energy consumption, science and technology input, regulatory effect

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