Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) aspects, i.e. open trade (OT), foreign direct investment (FDI), capital formation, and information and communication technology (ICT) exports, are fundamental for any nation’s sustainable Economic Development (ED). The paper seeks to examine the effect of those...

Based on the matching data in the China Customs, Chinese industrial enterprises, and patent databases, this study uses the propensity score matching method (PSM) and the double difference model (DID) to study the impact of Internet use on enterprise innovation. The results show that Internet use...