Dingyun Duan

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Total Citations

130

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About

Dingyun Duan is an emerging scholar whose research sits at the intersection of automation technology, industrial economics, and sustainable development. Specializing in the economic impacts of industrial robotics, Duan has made notable contributions to our understanding of how robot adoption shapes firm-level productivity and broader environmental outcomes. His most influential work, "Industrial Robots and Firm Productivity" (2023), has garnered an impressive 107 citations, establishing him as a credible voice in the rapidly growing literature on automation and economic performance. His subsequent research expands this foundation in two important directions: examining how industrial robots influence low-carbon green performance across Belt and Road Initiative countries — reflecting a keen interest in sustainability and global development — and investigating how factor market distortions can constrain the productivity gains that robot adoption would otherwise deliver. This latter work reveals that cost-saving mechanisms and labor productivity improvements are central channels through which automation creates firm-level value, but institutional inefficiencies can dampen these effects. Collectively, Duan's body of work offers valuable insights for policymakers and economists grappling with the dual challenges of technological transformation and sustainable growth in an increasingly automated global economy.