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Government subsidies and market competition in digital transformation of cultural and tourism enterprises: An evolutionary game theory and empirical study

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  • Sui, Lina
  • Wang, Xuening

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Exploring the interplay between government subsidies, market competition, and the digital transformation (DT) of cultural and tourism enterprises (CTEs) can provide actionable insights for advancing the digital upgrading of China's cultural and tourism sector. This study theoretically and empirically assesses the impact of government subsidies on CTEs’DT by integrating evolutionary game theory with the Hotelling model for theoretical analysis and employing econometric models for empirical validation. The theoretical model reveals that subsidy intensity exerts heterogeneous effects on the evolutionary stability of the system across varying levels of market competition intensity. The empirical results confirm a U-shaped relationship between government subsidies and CTEs' DT, while market competition acts as a flattening moderating factor that attenuates the curvature of this U-shaped association. These findings offer practical guidance for both policymakers and CTE managers.

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  • Sui, Lina & Wang, Xuening, 2026. "Government subsidies and market competition in digital transformation of cultural and tourism enterprises: An evolutionary game theory and empirical study," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 105(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:soceps:v:105:y:2026:i:c:s0038012126000662
    DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2026.102479
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