E-commerce policy, market integration and regional economic disparities: evidence from China’s national e-commerce demonstration cities

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

The NEDC policy significantly narrows regional economic disparities, particularly in non-eastern cities.
Quantitative analysis shows that the policy's impact persists through various robustness tests conducted.
Using a staggered difference-in-difference model, the study focuses on 284 prefecture-level cities over 19 years.
Results underscore the importance of e-commerce policy for coordinated economic development in China.

Discussion

No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.

Analysis highlights that e-commerce policy reduces regional economic disparities in China, suggesting improved market integration.

Qiu et al. (2025) studied this question.

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark