Spatial Spillover Effects of the Digital Economy on Logistics Carbon Emission Efficiency: Evidence from the Yangtze River Economic Belt
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spatial spillover effects on logistics carbon efficiency that substantially exceed its direct effects, establishing spatial spillovers as the dominant
channel of carbon reduction benefits. Among three mediating pathways, the energy-efficiency channel dominates (21.0%) yet turns negative,
consistent with the Jevons Paradox. Spillovers peak at 450 km and attenuate beyond 1, 100 km. Human capital is uniquely dual-significant.
These results support organizing carbon governance around urban agglomerations.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.70711/memf.v3i10.10043
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