A Study on the Impact of the Integration of Digital and Real Economies on Common Prosperity

文章基于2011~2021年我国30个省份的面板数据，构建了数实融合评价指标体系和共同富裕水平指标评价体系，进一步探讨了数实融合对共同富裕的影响效应以及作用机制。研究发现，数实融合可显著提升共同富裕水平，并且在经过稳健性检验后结果依然显著。中介效应结果表明，数实融合能有效提升就业，并进一步赋能共同富裕。空间溢出效应结果表明，数实融合对周边地区共同富裕水平存在显著正向空间溢出效应。异质性结果表明，东中部地区的融合对共同富裕的积极效应较为突出，而西部地区的影响则不显著。此外，相比于经济欠发达地区，经济发达地区的数实融合对提升共同富裕水平的作用更加显著。Using panel data from 30 provinces in China between 2011 and 2021, this paper builds an index system to measure the integration of the digital and real economies and an index system to evaluate the level of common prosperity. It delves into how digital-real economy integration affects common prosperity and the mechanisms behind it. The study finds that digital-real economy integration can significantly boost the level of common prosperity, and this result is still significant after robustness checks. The mediating effect results indicate that the integration of digital and real economies can effectively enhance employment, thereby empowering common prosperity. The spatial spillover effect results show that digital-real economy integration has a significant positive spatial spillover effect on the level of common prosperity in surrounding areas. Heterogeneous results indicate that the integration in the eastern and central regions has a more pronounced positive effect on common prosperity, while the effects in the western regions are not significant. In addition, compared with economically underdeveloped regions, digital-real economy integration in economically developed regions plays a more significant role in enhancing the level of common prosperity.