Research on the Impact of Digital Infrastructure Construction on Urban New Quality Productive Forces

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jbm.202509115

Author(s)

Linfei Liu, Weiyong Zou

Affiliation(s)

School of Economics, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China

Abstract

Cultivating and developing new quality productivity forces is a pronounced proposition for the new era. The construction of digital infrastructure furnishes a new opportunity to leverage the leading role of technological innovation and drive the growth of urban new quality productivity forces. Based on a quasi-experimental design originating from the “Broadband China” pilot initiative, this paper employs panel data from 285 Chinese cities at the prefecture level and above for the period 2005-2022 to empirically investigate the mechanism and impact of digital infrastructure construction on the development of urban new quality productivity forces. The research indicates a substantial boost to the growth of urban new quality productivity forces attributed to the establishment of digital infrastructure, a finding that withstands rigorous stability assessments. Mechanism tests indicate that digital infrastructure construction facilitates the development of urban new quality productivity forces by driving technological innovation.

Keywords

Urban New Quality Productivity Forces; Digital Infrastructure Construction; “Broadband China” Pilot Policy; Technological Innovation

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