信息技术、网络效应与区域经济增长:基于空间视角的实证分析

Information Technology,Network Effect and Provincial Economic Growth in China:Empirical Analysis Based on the Spatial Perspective

本文对我国省域信息技术发展水平和经济增长的空间结构,信息技术及其空间网络效应对省域经济增长的贡献进行了分析。结果显示:信息技术发展对我国省域经济增长有显著促进作用,省域间经济增长有显著的空间溢出效应,但是信息技术发展自身的空间溢出对经济增长的促进作用还不显著,如何促进信息技术发展水平提高及其网络效应作用的发挥是信息技术研究目前应该关注的重点议题之一。

This paper aims at studying spatial structure of information technology and economic development and analyzing the contribution of information technology and its network effect for economic growth in China＇s provincial level.The results showed that information technology development of China＇s province significantly promoted the provincial economic growth,the interactions among provinces had significant positive spillover effect,but the network effect of information technology on their own role in promoting economic growth was not significant.Thus,one of the research on information technology issues should focus on key topics that how to promote the development of information technology and realize the network effects of it.