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Accelerating the advancement of new quality productivity (Newprod) has emerged as an essential strategic imperative for nations to navigate global competition and strengthen their capacity for sustainable development. Building on this premise, this study employs data from 280 cities spanning the period from 2009 to 2022 and takes national-level new areas as a representative example to rigorously examine whether location-oriented policy contributes to the advancement of Newprod. The robustness of the findings is verified through multidimensional sensitivity analyses. Empirical results demonstrate that the creation of new areas substantially enhances Newprod, operating through the positive moderating effects of government led technology investment and regional marketization levels. Furthermore, mechanism testing confirms that the policy accelerates Newprod by driving tertiary industry agglomeration while concurrently suppressing traditional manufacturing agglomeration. Further analysis reveals significant structural variations in policy effectiveness. From a spatial configuration standpoint, the single city development model demonstrates superior performance compared to the dual city collaborative model. From an administrative hierarchy perspective, policy impacts are more significant in cities with elevated administrative status.
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