Spatial Impact of Digital Economy on the Upgrading of Industrial Structure

Evidence From Chinese Cities

Bibliographic Data

ID3531602
AuthorsYang Lu (0000-0003-2368-7856, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics), Junjie Hu (0000-0003-3557-0452, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume14
Issue1
Publication date2024-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSAGE Open (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/21582440241233940
OpenAlexW4392133991
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited9

To study the impact of the digital economy on industrial structure upgrading, this paper constructs the dynamic spatial Durbin model, dynamic spatial intermediary model, and spatial threshold model based on the panel data of 155 prefecture-level cities in China from 2011 to 2021. It is found that: (a) the improvement of the digital economy in the region can directly promote the upgrading of local industrial structure, but there is a significant "siphon effect," which makes the spatial spillover effect negative and significant. (b) The digital transformation of enterprises plays a mediating role in the path of digital economy-driven industrial structure upgrading, with a short-term mediating effect size of about 17.18%. (c) The digital economy has a threshold effect on the path of enterprise digital transformation for industrial structure upgrading. These findings provide suggestions for policy

Business · Civil engineering · Economic geography · Economics · Economy · Geography · Regional science · Urban planning · Urban spatial structure · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth · Engineering · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis · Spatial and Panel Data Analysis

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