数字经济促进了中国统一大市场形成吗

Does Digital Economy Promote the Formation of China’s Unified Market

利用2004—2019年省级数据构建数字经济指数,使用商品和服务的价格指数测度统一大市场的形成程度,进而检验了数字经济对中国统一大市场形成的影响。研究发现,数字经济促进了中国统一大市场的形成,同时该影响在不同数字经济维度及不同地区之间存在异质性。机制分析结果表明,流通效率提升和营商环境优化是数字经济影响统一大市场形成的作用机制。

Based on the provincial data from 2004 to 2019, this paper constructed the indices of digital economy, and used the price indices of goods and services to measure the formation degree of unified market. Then we further analyzed the impact of digital economy on the formation of China’s unified market. The results showed that, digital economy has promoted the formation of China’s unified market. And there was heterogeneity fron different dimensions of digital economy and in different regions. Mechanism analysis showed that, the action mechanisms here included the improvement of circulation efficiency and the optimization of business environment.