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Measurement and Spatial Correlation Analysis of the Development Level of the Digital Economy in the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration

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  • Hui Chu

    (School of Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing 100083, China)

  • Yuncai Ning

    (School of Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing 100083, China)

  • Xiaotong Qie

    (School of Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing 100083, China)

Abstract

The Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration (YRDUA) is the core area for the development of China’s digital economy. This paper constructed a five-dimensional evaluation index system and measured the digital economy development level of the YRDUA. A modified gravity model social network analysis was applied to analyze the structure of the digital economy network. The results show that (1) the level of digital economy in the YRDUA has increased during 2011–2021, with Hangzhou having the highest digital economy development level of 0.513 in 2021. (2) The digital economy network density of the YRDUA increased from 0.155 in 2011 to 0.158 in 2016, and then decreased to 0.151 in 2021, showing an “inverted U-shaped” trend of first increasing and then decreasing. (3) Shanghai, Suzhou, Nanjing, Hangzhou, and Wuxi play the role of “bridge” in the digital economy network, and the pattern of linkage development of neighboring cities driven by the central cities of Shanghai, Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Ningbo, and Hefei has basically formed. These findings of the study provide data support and reference for the coordinated development of the digital economy in the YRDUA and are of theoretical and practical significance for the synergistic development of cities.

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  • Hui Chu & Yuncai Ning & Xiaotong Qie, 2023. "Measurement and Spatial Correlation Analysis of the Development Level of the Digital Economy in the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(18), pages 1-16, September.
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