Measurement and Comparison of the Levels of High-Quality Economic Development in Three Major Urban Agglomerations

Abstract

The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, Yangtze River Delta, and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and other urban agglomerations are emerging as important drivers of high-quality economic development. This paper establishes an evaluation indicator system to assess the levels of high-quality economic development in these urban agglomerations based on the new development philosophy. Utilizing the CRITIC-Entropy weight method and kernel density estimation method, this paper measures and compares the levels of high-quality economic development in the three urban agglomerations from 2011 to 2020 and analyzes the factors influencing their high-quality development. The findings indicate that all three urban agglomerations exhibit a stable upward trend in high-quality development, with diminishing relative differences among them. From a dimensional perspective, each agglomeration has unique strengths and weaknesses in terms of high-quality economic development. The innovation and entrepreneurship level, urbanization, advanced industrial structure, environmental regulation, marketization, and transportation infrastructure play significant roles in fostering high-quality economic development.

Keywords

urban agglomeration / high-quality economic development / kernel density estimation method / CRITIC-Entropy weight method

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