Digital economy, entrepreneurial activity, and common prosperity: Evidence from China

Tongtong Zhao, Fangyi Jiao and Zhongwei Wang
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Tongtong Zhao: School of economics and business administration, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, China
Fangyi Jiao: School of economics and business administration, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, China
Zhongwei Wang: School of economics and business administration, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, China

Journal of Information Economics, 2023, vol. 1, issue 1, 59-71

Abstract: Based on the provincial panel data of China from 2011 to 2019 for a total of 9 years, this paper uses the entropy method to construct a comprehensive measure of the digital economy and common prosperity. We theoretically analyzed the impact mechanism of the digital economy on common prosperity using the econometric model. The study found that the digital economy can significantly promote the realization of common prosperity. The digital economy has a significant impact on the development and sustainability of common prosperity. The results of the impact mechanism show that the digital economy promotes common prosperity by increasing entrepreneurial activity. Heterogeneity research shows that the role of digital economy in promoting common prosperity changes with different regions. Specifically, the digital economy in the central and western regions can significantly promote the realization of common prosperity, but this impact is not significant in the eastern region. From the regression results of the digital economy, we can see that industrial digitalization and digital infrastructure play a greater role in promoting common prosperity. Economic openness affects the promotion of digital economy to common prosperity. The conclusion of this work provides an important research reference for the development of digital economy and the realization of common prosperity.

Keywords: digital economy; empirical study; entrepreneurial activity; common prosperity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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