Study on the impact of digital technology on new quality productivity:Empirical evidence from China's provincial panel
ZHANG Baofeng
JIN Gang
ZHANG Jinsuo
XU Jian
Abstract：The disruptive breakthrough of digital technology can promote the qualitative transition of productivity,which is crucial to the development of new quality productivity.Starting from the theoretical connotation of digital technology enabling new quality productivity,the internal mechanism between digital technology and new quality productivity is systematically analyzed.Based on China's provincial panel data from 2012 to 2022,thenew quality productivity measurement index is constructed,and the development level of digital technology is described by machine learning method.On the basis of constructing the econometric model,the influence of digital technology on new quality productivity and its mechanism are investigated empirically.It is found that digital technology has a significant positive effect on the development of new quality productivity,and the endogeneity and robustness test ensure the validity of the conclusion.The mechanism analysis shows that innovation effect,industrial structure upgrading effect and factor allocation effectplay mediating roles.The impact of digital technology on new quality productivity has obvious heterogeneity,and the impact of digital technology on new quality productivity is more significant in the eastern region and the coastal region.The above findings reveal the influence characteristics and internal transmission mechanism between digital technology and new quality productivity,expand and enrich the research results in related fields,and provide data reference for designing and improving relevant policies and measures.
Keywords：digital technologynew quality productivityinnovation effectindustrial structure upgrading effectfactor allocation effect
Publication Date：2025-01-28
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：11( 111-121 )