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August 12, 2026SustainabilityOpen Access

Virtual Agglomeration and Urban Innovation in China: Evidence from Digital Networks

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MYMingque YeHYHaoran YanJYJunyu Yang

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Randomized trial shows virtual agglomeration promotes urban innovation in China, implying a pathway for sustainable growth.

Key Points

  • This study investigates how virtual agglomeration within digital networks influences urban innovation in Chinese cities.
  • Analyzed panel data for 279 prefecture-level cities in China from 2011 to 2022.
  • Constructed an urban digital network based on linkages of listed digital firms and subsidiaries.
  • Utilized instrumental-variable estimation and alternative measures to ensure result robustness.
  • Virtual agglomeration significantly promotes urban innovation across cities.
  • Positive effects were particularly strong in resource-based, third-tier, and western cities.
  • Found that virtual agglomeration also boosts urban green innovation, extending benefits to environmentally oriented technological development.

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Ye et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7c208206a85aed514b74c0https://doi.org/10.3390/su18168185
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