Research on the Impact of Digital Economy on High-Quality Urban Development in the Yellow River basin
As a new economic form driven by data elements,the digital economy has become a new driving force for the high-quality development of cities in the Yellow River Basin.On the basis of constructing an evalua-tion index system for the development of digital economy and the level of high-quality urban development in 66 prefecture level cities in the Yellow River Basin from 2012 to 2020,the impact and transmission mechanism of dig-ital economy on high-quality urban development in the Yellow River Basin were empirically tested using methods such as benchmark regression and intermediary effect models.The results show that the digital economy can signifi-cantly promote the high-quality development of cities along the Yellow River,and there is heterogeneity in its im-pact on cities with different locations and government support levels.The overall upgrading of industrial structure is an important intermediary transmission mechanism.The research is expected to provide some theoretical support and empirical evidence for the in-depth development of the digital economy in the Yellow River Basin,as well as for the promotion of high-quality development of cities in the basin through regional and targeted efforts.
digital economyYellow River Basinhigh quality developmentoverall upgrading of industrial structure