Does industrial artificial intelligence enhance green export competitiveness?

This study examines the impact of industrial artificial intelligence on green export competitiveness, utilizing annual panel data for 60 countries spanning the period 2000–2019. Baseline fixed-effects estimates confirm a positive and statistically significant effect of industrial artificial intelligence adoption on green export competitiveness. The results remain robust after addressing potential endogeneity through system-GMM estimation and accounting for distributional heterogeneity via panel quantile regressions. Overall, the findings suggest that advancements in industrial artificial intelligence can play a promising role in strengthening countries’ green export competitiveness by enhancing technological efficiency and sustainability-oriented innovation.