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To evaluate the relationship between digital economy development and the upgrading of household consumption structures while accounting for spatial interprovincial linkages and multidimensional heterogeneity.

August 14, 2026SustainabilityOpen Access

Development of the Digital Economy and the Upgrading of Residents’ Consumption Structure: Spatial Spillovers and Heterogeneous Evidence from Chinese Provinces

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YXYing XiongArmy Medical University RWRui WangWuhan Polytechnic University ZLZ. LiuXi'an Jiaotong University

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Panel study reveals that digital economy growth promotes household consumption upgrading across regions, indicating significant interprovincial spatial spillover effects.

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To evaluate the relationship between digital economy development and the upgrading of household consumption structures while accounting for spatial interprovincial linkages and multidimensional heterogeneity.
Analyzed a balanced panel of 30 provincial-level regions in China from 2011 to 2023 using statistical yearbooks and digital financial inclusion data.
Constructed a composite digital economy index using entropy-weighted TOPSIS and modeled relationships via two-way fixed effects, global and local Moran's I, and spatial Durbin models.
Validated findings with panel quantile regressions, alternative spatial weight matrices, instrumental variables, and double/debiased machine learning.
Baseline two-way fixed effects models showed a statistically significant positive relationship between digital economy development and consumption structure upgrading.
Spatial Durbin modeling using economic distance weights demonstrated significantly positive direct, indirect, and total spatial spillover effects.
Effects exhibited heterogeneity across different consumption categories, urban and rural demographics, geographic regions, and temporal stages.

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Xiong et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ec754b70b84ec8b9138e1 https://doi.org/10.3390/su18168255

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Panel study reveals that digital economy growth promotes household consumption upgrading across regions, indicating significant interprovincial spatial spillover effects.

Development of the Digital Economy and the Upgrading of Residents’ Consumption Structure: Spatial Spillovers and Heterogeneous Evidence from Chinese Provinces

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Development of the Digital Economy and the Upgrading of Residents’ Consumption Structure: Spatial Spillovers and Heterogeneous Evidence from Chinese Provinces

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