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To examine whether digital industrial agglomeration enhances high-quality urban innovation and whether financial technology moderates this relationship.

August 16, 2026International Review of Economics & FinanceOpen Access

Digital industrial agglomeration, financial technology, and high-quality innovation

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ZWZiyi Wang LXLizhi Xu

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Panel data study reveals digital industrial clustering and financial technology boost high-quality innovation across cities, highlighting vital credit and talent mechanisms.

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To examine whether digital industrial agglomeration enhances high-quality urban innovation and whether financial technology moderates this relationship.
Analyzed panel data from Chinese prefecture-level cities spanning the period from 2011 to 2023.
Evaluated the moderating role of fintech alongside mechanism and heterogeneity analyses focusing on credit, talent, population inflow, and insurance development.
Digital industrial agglomeration significantly enhances high-quality innovation at the city level, with fintech exerting a positive moderating effect.
Credit deepening and digital talent accumulation serve as significant transmission channels linking digital clustering to technological upgrading.
The positive innovation effects are more pronounced in cities characterized by lower net population inflow and weaker insurance market development.

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Wang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8179abf2fb91fc834aced0 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2026.105752

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August 16, 2026International Review of Economics & FinanceOpen Access

Digital industrial agglomeration, financial technology, and high-quality innovation

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ZWZiyi Wang LXLizhi Xu

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Panel data study reveals digital industrial clustering and financial technology boost high-quality innovation across cities, highlighting vital credit and talent mechanisms.

Key Points

To examine whether digital industrial agglomeration enhances high-quality urban innovation and whether financial technology moderates this relationship.
Analyzed panel data from Chinese prefecture-level cities spanning the period from 2011 to 2023.
Evaluated the moderating role of fintech alongside mechanism and heterogeneity analyses focusing on credit, talent, population inflow, and insurance development.
Digital industrial agglomeration significantly enhances high-quality innovation at the city level, with fintech exerting a positive moderating effect.
Credit deepening and digital talent accumulation serve as significant transmission channels linking digital clustering to technological upgrading.
The positive innovation effects are more pronounced in cities characterized by lower net population inflow and weaker insurance market development.

Cite This Study

Wang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8179abf2fb91fc834aced0 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2026.105752

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