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Higher education, population mobility, and the development of the digital economy

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  • Wang, Dong
  • Zhao, Yi
  • Liu, Hainan

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Using panel data from 31 provinces, this study examines the relationship between higher education, population mobility, and digital economy development. Findings reveal that higher education facilitates digital economy development, population mobility facilitates digital economy development, the regional innovation capacity positively moderates the relationship between higher education and digital economy development, and population mobility moderates the relationship between higher education and the development of digital economy.

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  • Wang, Dong & Zhao, Yi & Liu, Hainan, 2024. "Higher education, population mobility, and the development of the digital economy," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 69(PA).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:69:y:2024:i:pa:s1544612324011413
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2024.106112
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    Keywords

    Higher education; Population mobility; Digital economy;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
    • L86 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Information and Internet Services; Computer Software

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