Dataset for: Drone Infrastructure and the Diffusion of Environmental Innovation in Vietnam

This dataset contains provincial-level panel data for 63 provinces in Vietnam (2015–2024), used to construct the Low-Altitude Economy Index (LAEI) and analyze its impact on environmental innovation. Variables include:- LAEI components (infrastructure, regulation, digitalization)- Environmental innovation proxies (green patents)- Control variables (GDP, FDI, human capital, industrial structure) The dataset supports spatial econometric analysis including SDM and IV estimation.