An Empirical Study on Impact of Digital Economy on Economic Resilience of Cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt
This study meticulously evaluates the progression of the digital economy and the resilience of urban economies within 106 prefecture-level cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt over the period from 2011 to 2021,employing the entropy method for comprehensive assessment.It rigorously investigates the influence of the digital economy on urban economic robustness through the application of a two-way fixed effects model.Findings delineate that the digital economy significantly fosters various aspects of urban economies,including their capacity for resistance and recovery,adaptability and adjustment,as well as innovation and transformation.It is identified that the empowerment of urban economic resilience by the digital economy predominantly occurs through the rationalization and enhancement of industrial structures.Moreover,the impact of the digital economy on urban economic resilience exhibits notable spatial,geographical,and economic scale diversity across the cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt.Consequently,the study proposes strategies such as the acceleration of communication infrastructure development and the optimization of factor structures to mitigate regional development al disparities and bolster the economic resilience of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.
digital economythe Yangze River Economic Belteconomic resilienceindustrial structure