Effect and mechanism of the digital economy enabling high-quality synergistic development of the cultural and tourism industry:Empirical evidence from the Yangtze River Delta
The digital economy has become the first driving force for the innovation-driven development of the cultural and tourism industry.Based on data from 41 cities in the Yangtze River Delta from 2011 to 2021,this study found that the digital economy can promote high-quality synergistic development of the cultural and tourism industry,the conclusion that remains valid after robustness tests.The digital economy has been a more significant driving factor within Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces,between large cities and between large and small and medium-sized cities,and between the core areas and between core and non-core areas.There is no significant correlation between the national smart tourism pilot cities and non-pilot cities in terms of high-quality synergistic development of the digital economy and the cultural and tourism industry.Mechanism tests showed that the digital economy can promote high-quality synergistic development of the cultural and tourism industry through channels such as promoting cultural and tourism product innovation and enhancing market potential.Further research found that the development of the digital economy in the Shanghai metropolitan area has narrowed the gap in the development of the cultural and tourism industry in various cities,while the existence of the"digital divide"in non-metropolitan areas has exacerbated the imbalance in the cultural and tourism industry.The conclusions have important implications for various types of subjects to cultivate the digital economy as a new force for the development of the cultural and tourism industry,and thus optimize the spatial pattern of high-quality synergistic development of the cultural and tourism industry enabled by the digital economy.
digital economycultural and tourism industryhigh-quality synergistic developmentYangtze River Delta
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