IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/kap/iaecre/v31y2025i1d10.1007_s11294-025-09931-7.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Coordinated Economic Development in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area: R/S Fractal Analysis

Author

Listed:
  • Zhongyan Li

    (Guangdong University of Finance & Economics)

  • Zhaozhou Han

    (Jinan University
    Guangzhou Huashang College)

  • Feifan Han

    (Jinan University)

Abstract

The economic system of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) constitutes a complex nonlinear system. The relationships among the system and its constituent variables are highly intricate. Linear methods prove inadequate for understanding the inherent laws of the regional economy within the GBA. Consequently, a nonlinear rescaled range fractal analysis was employed to perform an empirical analysis of the macroeconomic dynamics of the GBA from 2000 to 2023. The analysis reveals two structural imbalance issues. A persistent development gap exists between core regions and peripheral cities, which manifests as fragmented industrial linkages and inadequate intercity integration. The degree of regional economic path divergence surpasses typical convergence patterns. Coordinated economic development has emerged as a notable challenge requiring urgent attention in the GBA. This situation indicates a need for targeted policy interventions to promote collaborative development. In response to issues identified in the study, this paper puts forward several policy suggestions, such as establishing a coordinated mechanism for regional economic development, in order to promote coordinated development of the economy, aiming to provide data support and a policy basis for further development.

Suggested Citation

  • Zhongyan Li & Zhaozhou Han & Feifan Han, 2025. "Coordinated Economic Development in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area: R/S Fractal Analysis," International Advances in Economic Research, Springer;International Atlantic Economic Society, vol. 31(1), pages 15-43, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:iaecre:v:31:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1007_s11294-025-09931-7
    DOI: 10.1007/s11294-025-09931-7
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11294-025-09931-7
    File Function: Abstract
    Download Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers.
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1007/s11294-025-09931-7?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    More about this item

    Keywords

    Coordinated economic development; Economic dispersion; Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area; R/S fractal analysis;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes
    • B23 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought since 1925 - - - Econometrics; Quantitative and Mathematical Studies
    • C65 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Miscellaneous Mathematical Tools
    • O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:kap:iaecre:v:31:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1007_s11294-025-09931-7. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Sonal Shukla or Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.springer.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.