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How does artificial intelligence enhance corporate participation in global value chains? Evidence from Chinese A-share listed companies 人工智能如何提升企业在全球价值链中的参与度？证据来自中国a股上市公司

IF 6.4 2区管理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Telecommunications Policy

Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103026

Min Qin , Yanan Li , Shanshan Qiu , Zhensong Jiang

As a strategic technology, artificial intelligence (AI) has precipitated profound transformative effects on social production modes and the division structure of the global value chains (GVCs). Using data from China's A-share listed companies, this paper constructs an AI index by generating an AI dictionary through machine learning method, and further explores the relationship between the application of AI technology and the enterprise-level value chain. Results indicate that the application of AI significantly promotes enterprises' participation in value chain activities and extends the value chain production length. Mechanism analysis reveals two primary channels through which AI exerts its influence: by enhancing enterprise production efficiency and deepening the specialization and division of labor within enterprises, thereby extending the length of GVCs in production activities. In addition, AI has a heterogeneous effect on the participation of different enterprises in the GVCs and production complexity, and the effect is more pronounced in asset-intensive and technology-intensive enterprises, non-state-owned enterprises, as well as small enterprises. These research findings provide valuable policy implications for developing economies aiming to promote the deep integration of enterprise technological innovation with GVCs.

人工智能作为一项战略性技术，对社会生产方式和全球价值链分工结构产生了深刻的变革影响。本文利用中国a股上市公司数据，通过机器学习方法生成AI词典，构建AI指数，并进一步探讨AI技术应用与企业层面价值链的关系。结果表明，人工智能的应用显著促进了企业参与价值链活动，延长了价值链生产长度。机理分析揭示了人工智能产生影响的两个主要渠道：提高企业生产效率，深化企业内部专业化分工，从而延长生产活动中全球价值链的长度。此外，人工智能对不同企业参与全球价值链和生产复杂性的影响具有异质性，在资产密集型和技术密集型企业、非国有企业以及小企业中效果更为明显。这些研究结果为发展中经济体促进企业技术创新与全球价值链深度融合提供了有价值的政策启示。

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Moving toward a continuum model of broadband affordability for low-income households 向低收入家庭宽带负担能力的连续模式迈进

IF 6.4 2区管理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Telecommunications Policy

Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103027

Colby Humphrey , Elizabeth A. Mack , John B. Horrigan

Many people around the world do not have access to high-speed Internet due to an inability to pay for these services; a reality made evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the United States, millions of Americans lack a broadband connection at home due to the high cost and unaffordability of services. Recent attempts to assist low-income households have included the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) and the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). In 2021 Congress allocated nearly $65 billion for broadband programs through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). A large portion of these funds were allocated for the Broadband, Equity, Access, & Deployment (BEAD) and Digital Equity Act (DEA) programs, which allocated funds to states for deploying infrastructure, promoting broadband adoption, and developing programs to develop digital skills. A key element of BEAD was the requirement that states develop affordability programs for both low- and middle-income households. Unfortunately, both the ACP and DEA programs have been cancelled and significant regulatory changes appear imminent for BEAD, leaving the issue of affordability up to individual service providers and older federal programs such as Lifeline, which offers a discount on broadband services for qualifying households. Some U.S. states have begun to pass legislation specific to affordable broadband services, but at this time, only one state has done so. To provide guidance on affordability this paper aims to review historical efforts to make broadband affordable and discuss how affordability can be evaluated moving forward. This discussion includes consumers’ perspectives on affordable broadband and benchmarks for assessing affordability from other utilities.

由于无力支付这些服务，世界上许多人无法使用高速互联网；这一现实在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间变得显而易见。在美国，数以百万计的美国人在家里没有宽带连接，因为服务成本高，负担不起。最近帮助低收入家庭的尝试包括紧急宽带福利（EBB）和负担得起的连接计划（ACP）。2021年，国会通过《基础设施投资和就业法案》（IIJA）为宽带项目拨款近650亿美元。这些资金的很大一部分被分配给宽带、公平、接入和部署（BEAD）和数字公平法案（DEA）项目，这些项目将资金分配给各州，用于部署基础设施、促进宽带采用和制定数字技能开发项目。经济可持续发展计划的一个关键要素是要求各州为低收入和中等收入家庭制定负担能力计划。不幸的是，ACP和DEA项目都被取消了，而对宽带服务提供商来说，重大的监管变化似乎迫在眉睫，将负担能力的问题留给了个人服务提供商和旧的联邦项目，如生命线，它为符合条件的家庭提供宽带服务折扣。美国一些州已经开始通过专门针对平价宽带服务的立法，但目前只有一个州这样做了。为了提供可负担性的指导，本文旨在回顾使宽带可负担性的历史努力，并讨论如何评估未来的可负担性。本讨论包括消费者对可负担宽带的看法，以及评估其他公用事业可负担性的基准。

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Digital empowerment and economic equity: Exploring the impact of household digital capability on income inequality 数字赋权与经济公平：探讨家庭数字能力对收入不平等的影响

IF 6.4 2区管理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Telecommunications Policy

Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103038

Lulu Zhao , Jingjing Ye , Kaichao Shao

Whether the digital economy promotes inclusive growth or exacerbates socio-economic disparities remains a central question in contemporary academic discourse. At the heart of this debate lies the extent to which individuals or households possess the digital capability to access and convert digital dividends into tangible economic gains. Utilizing data from the 2015 and 2017 waves of the China Household Finance Survey (CHFS), this study empirically investigates the impact of digital economic development on household income inequality and explores the moderating role of digital capability disparities. The results indicate that digital economic expansion tends to widen income inequality among households, with this effect significantly intensified by gaps in digital capability. Further analysis reveals that disparities in digital access and usage exert a stronger moderating effect than gaps in digital creation, highlighting the foundational role of basic digital capabilities in shaping income distribution. Heterogeneity analysis further demonstrates that household endowments—such as material, human, and social capital—substantially influence the effectiveness with which digital capabilities are transformed into economic returns. Households with weaker resource endowments are more vulnerable to a dual trap of digital exclusion and economic disadvantage.

数字经济是促进包容性增长还是加剧社会经济差距，仍然是当代学术讨论的核心问题。这场辩论的核心在于，个人或家庭在多大程度上拥有获取数字红利并将其转化为有形经济收益的数字能力。本文利用2015年和2017年中国家庭金融调查（CHFS）的数据，实证考察了数字经济发展对家庭收入不平等的影响，并探讨了数字能力差异的调节作用。结果表明，数字经济扩张倾向于扩大家庭收入不平等，而数字能力的差距显著加剧了这种影响。进一步分析表明，数字获取和使用方面的差距比数字创造方面的差距具有更强的调节作用，凸显了基本数字能力在塑造收入分配方面的基础作用。异质性分析进一步表明，家庭禀赋——如物质、人力和社会资本——极大地影响了数字能力转化为经济回报的有效性。资源禀赋较弱的家庭更容易陷入数字排斥和经济劣势的双重陷阱。

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Shifting digital priorities for the SDGs: A global analysis on economic and geographic scales 可持续发展目标数字化优先事项的转变：基于经济和地理尺度的全球分析

IF 6.4 2区管理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Telecommunications Policy

Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103032

Volkan Göçoğlu , Atahan Demirkol , Elifnur Düzsöz , İpek Didem Göçoğlu

Digital transformation is recognized as a critical enabler of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), influencing approximately 70 % of their targets. While the literature often focuses on the effects of digitalization, it tends to overlook the core content and strategic focus of regional and national digitalization policies. As a result, the specific domains through which countries are advancing digital transformation—and the areas they aim to digitalize—remain unclear. This neglect obscures a concrete understanding of what is actually being digitalized and for which purposes, leaving a critical and underexplored area of research with significant implications for policy design and implementation. This study presents a comprehensive, multi-scale content analysis of 188 countries' Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs), assessing how digitalization policies are articulated and operationalized across global, regional, and income-based classifications. The results indicate that high-income countries tend to embed digital tools within a wide range of societal sectors—including health, justice, culture, and education—reflecting an integrative vision of digitalization that goes beyond infrastructure. Conversely, LMICs largely emphasize foundational digital infrastructure, potentially reinforcing structural inequalities and exacerbating the digital divide. Geographically, the results highlight that localized digital strategies, informed by regional dynamics, cultural contexts, and developmental priorities, offer more nuanced insights than economic groupings alone. The study underscores the importance of inclusive digital governance frameworks that prioritize equity, social justice, and context-sensitive innovation while it contributes to interdisciplinary debates on the socio-technical dimensions of digital transformation and its role in fostering sustainable and inclusive development.

数字化转型被认为是可持续发展目标（sdg）的关键推动因素，影响了约70%的具体目标。虽然文献往往侧重于数字化的影响，但往往忽视了区域和国家数字化政策的核心内容和战略重点。因此，各国正在推进数字化转型的具体领域——以及它们旨在实现数字化的领域——仍不明朗。这种忽视掩盖了对实际数字化的内容和目的的具体理解，留下了一个对政策设计和实施具有重大影响的关键和未充分探索的研究领域。本研究对188个国家的自愿国家评估（vnr）进行了全面、多尺度的内容分析，评估了数字化政策如何在全球、区域和基于收入的分类中得到阐述和实施。结果表明，高收入国家倾向于将数字工具嵌入广泛的社会部门，包括卫生、司法、文化和教育，这反映了一种超越基础设施的数字化综合愿景。相反，中低收入国家在很大程度上强调基础数字基础设施，这可能会加剧结构性不平等并加剧数字鸿沟。从地理上看，研究结果强调，与单独的经济分组相比，受区域动态、文化背景和发展重点影响的本地化数字战略提供了更细致入微的见解。该研究强调了包容性数字治理框架的重要性，该框架优先考虑公平、社会正义和环境敏感型创新，同时有助于就数字转型的社会技术层面及其在促进可持续和包容性发展中的作用进行跨学科辩论。

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Impact of mobile money on the economic empowerment of women in Benin 移动货币对贝宁妇女经济赋权的影响

IF 6.4 2区管理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Telecommunications Policy

Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103034

Charles Yédéhou Faton , Djohodo Inès Monwanou

The objective of this work is to analyze the impact of mobile money on the economic empowerment of women in Benin. To achieve this objective, we used data from FineScope (2018) on 3687 women in Benin. Descriptive statistics and a two-step Heckman model were used to first identify the determinants of mobile money adoption by women in Benin. Thus, the determinants of mobile money adoption are: age, having an account in a microfinance institution, level of education and area of residence. The second part of our work will show the effect of mobile money on women's empowerment in Benin. The results of this model reveal that the use of mobile money, income level and age increase the likelihood that women undertake an activity.

Furthermore, we used an instrumental variable model to correct for endogeneity and the results obtained are identical to the Heckman model.

The results of our estimates suggest making information technology infrastructure available to ensure network coverage and encourage women to adopt mobile money more.

这项工作的目的是分析移动货币对贝宁妇女经济赋权的影响。为了实现这一目标，我们使用了FineScope（2018）对贝宁3687名女性的数据。描述性统计和两步赫克曼模型被用来首先确定贝宁妇女采用移动货币的决定因素。因此，移动货币采用的决定因素是：年龄，在小额信贷机构拥有账户，教育水平和居住地区。我们工作的第二部分将展示移动货币对贝宁妇女赋权的影响。该模型的结果显示，移动货币的使用、收入水平和年龄增加了女性从事某项活动的可能性。此外，我们使用工具变量模型来校正内生性，得到的结果与Heckman模型相同。我们的估计结果表明，提供信息技术基础设施以确保网络覆盖，并鼓励女性更多地采用移动支付。

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Trade dependency and technological specialization in the ICT supply chain: Structural dynamics and strategic autonomy in major economies 信息通信技术供应链中的贸易依赖和技术专业化：主要经济体的结构动态和战略自主

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Telecommunications Policy

Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103037

Wei Yang , Jinbao Wen , Fuxin Wang , Xin Liu

This study examines evolving patterns of trade dependency (TD) and technological specialization (TS) across the global information and communication technology (ICT) supply chain. Against a backdrop of geopolitical fragmentation and rising techno-nationalism, we analyze how asymmetric dependencies shape strategic vulnerabilities in critical ICT sectors. Using a novel multidimensional framework, we integrate granular trade data (2009–2023) from the UN Comtrade database and patent statistics to map hierarchical structures across upstream (materials), midstream (components), and downstream (end-use devices) segments for six major economies (EU, US, China, Taiwan, Korea, and Singapore). Our analysis reveals three principal findings. First, China dominates downstream exports (38 % global share) but faces significant upstream-midstream dependencies, notably on high-purity silicon and integrated circuits. Second, the US and EU maintain technological leadership in patents but experience declining manufacturing capabilities, increasing their import reliance. Third, all economies exhibit critical vulnerabilities (urgent zones) in silicon wafers, integrated circuits, and printed circuit boards, where high TD coexists with low TS. The study contributes a longitudinal TD-TS assessment framework that quantifies systemic supply chain risks. It demonstrates that persistent asymmetries stem from institutional monopolies, divergent industrial policies, and geopolitical realignment rather than market efficiency alone. We conclude that strategic resilience requires targeted capability-building in high-risk segments and diversified partnerships rather than wholesale decoupling to balance efficiency with technological sovereignty.

本研究考察了全球信息通信技术（ICT）供应链中贸易依赖（TD）和技术专业化（TS）的演变模式。在地缘政治分裂和技术民族主义上升的背景下，我们分析了不对称依赖如何影响关键ICT部门的战略脆弱性。我们使用一个新颖的多维框架，整合了来自UN Comtrade数据库的颗粒贸易数据（2009-2023年）和专利统计数据，绘制了六个主要经济体（欧盟、美国、中国、台湾、韩国和新加坡）的上游（材料）、中游（组件）和下游（终端使用设备）部分的层次结构。我们的分析揭示了三个主要发现。首先，中国主导着下游出口（占全球份额的38%），但面临着重要的中上游依赖，特别是在高纯硅和集成电路方面。其次，美国和欧盟在专利方面保持着技术领先地位，但制造能力正在下降，这加大了它们对进口的依赖。第三，所有经济体在硅片、集成电路和印刷电路板领域都表现出严重的脆弱性（紧急区域），在这些领域，高TD与低TS并存。该研究提供了一个纵向TD-TS评估框架，用于量化系统性供应链风险。它表明，持续的不对称源于机构垄断、不同的产业政策和地缘政治重组，而不仅仅是市场效率。我们的结论是，战略弹性需要在高风险领域进行有针对性的能力建设和多样化的伙伴关系，而不是大规模的脱钩，以平衡效率与技术主权。

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The ICT growth puzzle: Disentangling the role of individuals, firms, and governments across digitalization stages 信息通信技术增长之谜：在数字化阶段，个人、企业和政府的角色分离

IF 6.4 2区管理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Telecommunications Policy

Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103039

Niklas Schomburg , Magdalene Silberberger

This paper examines the heterogeneous effects of digitalization by individuals, firms, and governments on economic growth across different stages of digital transformation. While prior research has established a positive association between information and communication technologies (ICT) and economic growth, our main question is whether this effect differs across a country's digitalization stage and is driven by different economic actors along a country's digitalization process. Our analysis is based on panel data for a sample of 134 countries for the period 2003–2016. We employ a System Generalized Method of Moments estimator to mitigate endogeneity concerns.

We categorize countries into three groups—LOW, MEDIUM, and HIGH—based on their digitalization stage proxied by the Networked Readiness Index. Estimation results suggest that ICT usage by individuals, firms, and governments exerts growth effects at different digitalization stages. In LOW countries, digital adoption by any economic actor does not significantly drive growth, suggesting threshold effects. In MEDIUM countries, individual and business digitalization contributes significantly to economic performance. For HIGH countries, government ICT adoption becomes the primary driver of economic growth, while individual and business contributions become insignificant, possibly due to diminishing marginal returns.

Our results underscore the need for tailored digital strategies, emphasizing foundational infrastructure in LOW-digitalization economies, dual investment in household and business digitalization in MEDIUM countries, and a focus on public sector digital transformation in HIGH-digitalization economies. These insights provide critical policy implications for optimizing ICT-driven economic growth trajectories.

本文考察了个人、企业和政府在数字化转型的不同阶段对经济增长的异质影响。虽然先前的研究已经确立了信息通信技术（ICT）与经济增长之间的正相关关系，但我们的主要问题是，这种影响是否在一个国家的数字化阶段有所不同，是否受到该国数字化进程中不同经济行为体的驱动。我们的分析基于2003-2016年期间134个国家样本的面板数据。我们采用系统广义矩估计方法来减轻内生性问题。我们根据网络化准备指数（Networked Readiness Index）所代表的数字化阶段将国家分为低、中、高三组。估计结果表明，个人、企业和政府的ICT使用在不同的数字化阶段都具有增长效应。在低收入国家，任何经济主体采用数字技术都不会显著推动增长，这表明存在门槛效应。在中等收入国家，个人和企业数字化对经济绩效做出了重大贡献。对于高收入国家，政府信息通信技术的采用成为经济增长的主要驱动力，而个人和企业的贡献变得微不足道，可能是由于边际收益递减。我们的研究结果强调有必要制定量身定制的数字战略，强调低数字化经济体的基础设施建设，中等数字化国家对家庭和企业数字化的双重投资，以及高数字化经济体对公共部门数字化转型的关注。这些见解为优化信息通信技术驱动的经济增长轨迹提供了重要的政策含义。

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Total factor productivity and the evolving role of ICT in Indian manufacturing plants 全要素生产率和信息通信技术在印度制造工厂中的演变作用

IF 6.4 2区管理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Telecommunications Policy

Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103051

Komal Dutta, Bimal Kishore Sahoo, Sunandan Ghosh

This study examines the role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) adoption in enhancing Total Factor Productivity (TFP) within India's manufacturing sector. We employ plant-level panel data from the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) spanning 1999–2022. Employing an Ackerberg-Caves-Frazer corrected Levinsohn-Petrin methodology to estimate TFP at the disaggregated 3-digit National Industrial Classification (NIC), the analysis reveals significant heterogeneity across manufacturing industries. The staggered difference-in-differences approach indicates that ICT adoption results in a positive initial impact on plant-level productivity, averaging a 6.29 % increase in TFP, although these gains taper off after approximately a decade. This pattern reflects diminishing marginal returns and technological stagnation. The productivity impacts of ICT vary across plants, with smaller, urban-based plants exhibiting higher immediate gains due to greater flexibility and infrastructure advantages. In contrast, larger, rural-based plants with high capital and technological intensity face adaptation costs, limiting immediate productivity improvements. Additionally, moderate managerial intensity enhances absorptive capacity, thus maximizing ICT benefits. The study further uncovers spillover dynamics, where ICT adoption amplifies productivity through effective inter-industry knowledge flows while diminishing intra-industry spillovers for adopters due to saturation effects. These findings underscore the nuanced role of ICT as a General-Purpose Technology, necessitating targeted policy interventions to enhance productivity, particularly by addressing infrastructural and skill-development constraints in high-tech and rural sectors.

本研究探讨了信息和通信技术（ICT）在提高印度制造业全要素生产率（TFP）方面的作用。我们采用1999-2022年工业年度调查（ASI）中的工厂级面板数据。采用Ackerberg-Caves-Frazer修正的Levinsohn-Petrin方法，以分解的3位数国家工业分类（NIC）估计TFP，分析揭示了制造业之间的显著异质性。交错差异中的差异方法表明，ICT的采用对工厂层面的生产率产生了积极的初步影响，TFP平均增长6.29%，尽管这些收益在大约十年后逐渐减少。这种模式反映了边际收益递减和技术停滞。ICT对生产率的影响因工厂而异，较小的城市工厂由于更大的灵活性和基础设施优势，表现出更高的直接收益。相比之下，资本和技术强度高的较大的农村工厂面临适应成本，限制了生产率的直接提高。此外，适度的管理强度可以增强吸收能力，从而使信息通信技术的效益最大化。该研究进一步揭示了溢出动态，其中ICT的采用通过有效的行业间知识流动放大了生产率，同时由于饱和效应减少了采用者的行业内溢出。这些发现强调了信息通信技术作为一种通用技术的微妙作用，需要有针对性的政策干预来提高生产率，特别是通过解决高科技和农村部门的基础设施和技能发展限制。

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Addressing the digital divide: A study on the predictors of government E-service utilization in Thailand 解决数字鸿沟：泰国政府电子服务利用预测因素的研究

IF 6.4 2区管理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Telecommunications Policy

Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103014

Natnaree Wongmith

With the advancement of digital technology, governments have created more channels for citizens to access government services. However, there are disparities in accessibility and utilization of the services, leading to uneven benefits across the population. This study investigated the determinant factors of e-government service utilization and identified the sociodemographic and mobile service characteristics of individuals who used and did not use the services. The study analyzed data from the 2023 Nationwide Telecommunications Usage Behavior and Device Access Survey (n = 42,335). Chi-squared test, z-test, and binary logistic regression were employed to analyze the data. The findings indicated that age, education, geographical location, mobile broadband technology, and type of data cap are significant predictors of e-government utilization.

随着数字技术的进步，政府为公民提供了更多获得政府服务的渠道。然而，在获得和利用这些服务方面存在差异，导致整个人口的受益不均衡。本研究调查了电子政务服务使用的决定因素，并确定了使用和不使用电子政务服务的个人的社会人口学和移动服务特征。该研究分析了2023年全国电信使用行为和设备访问调查（n = 42335）的数据。采用卡方检验、z检验和二元logistic回归对数据进行分析。研究结果表明，年龄、教育程度、地理位置、移动宽带技术和数据上限类型是电子政务利用的重要预测因素。

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How does the urban digital economy affect labor mobility? An analysis from inflow and outflow perspectives 城市数字经济如何影响劳动力流动？从流入和流出的角度分析

IF 6.4 2区管理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Telecommunications Policy

Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2025.103029

Wenhui Huang , Yuhong Huang , Qi Huo

This study aims to systematically evaluate how the urban digital economy influences the decision-making process of labor migration across regions. By matching individual migration data of intercity movements during 2012–2016 from the China Migrants Dynamic Survey (CMDS) conducted between 2013 and 2017 with the urban digital economy level and incorporating sampling data from the 2010 and 2015 population censuses, we construct a bidirectional flow analysis framework to identify the transmission pathways through which the urban digital economy influences population reallocation. The findings indicate that the development of the urban digital economy significantly increases the capacity to absorb external labor, resulting in a population stabilizing effect, particularly in small and medium-sized cities. The primary mechanisms include the increase in employment opportunities and public service provision, reflecting the pro-poor nature of the digital economy. Heterogeneity analysis further reveals greater benefits for women and cities with weaker resource endowments, supporting the applicability of the “latecomer advantage” of the digital economy in Chinese cities. This research provides empirical evidence and policy implications to promote labor mobility and rational allocation in the digital age.

本研究旨在系统评估城市数字经济如何影响跨区域劳动力迁移的决策过程。通过将2013 - 2017年中国流动人口动态调查（CMDS）中2012-2016年的城际个人流动数据与城市数字经济水平相匹配，并结合2010年和2015年人口普查的抽样数据，构建了一个双向流动分析框架，以确定城市数字经济影响人口再配置的传导路径。研究结果表明，城市数字经济的发展显著提高了吸收外部劳动力的能力，从而产生了人口稳定效应，尤其是在中小城市。主要机制包括增加就业机会和提供公共服务，反映了数字经济的扶贫性质。异质性分析进一步表明，女性和资源禀赋较弱的城市受益更大，支持数字经济的“后发优势”在中国城市的适用性。本研究为促进数字时代劳动力流动与合理配置提供了实证依据和政策启示。

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