The impact of environmental regulatory instruments on agribusiness technology innovation-A study of configuration effects based on fsQCA

This paper investigates the complex causal relationships between various types of environmental regulatory instruments (ERI) and agri-firms' technological innovation employing fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). The study finds a well-designed set of ERI can promote technologica...

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Published in:PloS one 2024-01, Vol.19 (1), p.e0294662-e0294662
Main Authors: Xia, Jinglin, Zhang, Liguo, Song, Yuwei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agribusiness
Agricultural industry
Agricultural production
Agriculture
Biology and Life Sciences
Case studies
Climate change
Companies
Comparative analysis
Costs
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Economic aspects
Efficiency
Emission standards
Environmental auditing
Environmental impact
Environmental management
Environmental performance
Environmental protection
Environmental regulations
Evaluation
Fuzzy sets
Hypotheses
Innovations
Management
Modernization
Pollution
Productivity
Qualitative analysis
Regulation
Research methodology
Rural areas
Science Policy
Social Sciences
Technological change
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Summary:This paper investigates the complex causal relationships between various types of environmental regulatory instruments (ERI) and agri-firms' technological innovation employing fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). The study finds a well-designed set of ERI can promote technological innovation in agribusiness; control-command ERI cannot promote technological innovation in agribusiness solely, market-incentivized ERI is indispensable in promoting firms' innovation performance, implicit ERI plays an important role in promoting firms' innovation and voluntary ERI does not play a significant role in promoting firms' technological innovation. The government should coordinate among various types of ERI and improve the design of ERI to achieve a win-win situation for both economic and environmental performance in the agriculture sector.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0294662