Digital Economy Empowering the Coordinated Development of Regional Economy——Theoretical Mechanism and Empirical Test
Based on introducing the comprehensive level measurement method of the coordinated development of digital economy and regional economy,the paper adopted the provincial panel data from 2012 to 2020,and used the fixed-effect model,quantile regression model and mediating effect model,to conduct a multi-level empirical test on the effects and mechanism of digital economy affecting the coordinated development of regional economy.The results showed that:digital economy could significantly promote the coordinated development of regional economy,while there was regional heterogeneity.The promotion effect was stronger in the regions having a lower level of coordinated regional economic development.In addition,digital economy could further promote the coordinated development through the improvement of technological innovation level and the enhancement of ecological environment quality,and the intermediary regulation effect was remarkable.
digital economyregional economic coordinationecological environmenttechnological innovation level