Study on the Impact of Urban Economic Resilience Improvement on Urban and Rural Income Gap
Journal: Modern Economics & Management Forum DOI: 10.32629/memf.v6i5.4542
Abstract
Narrowing the income gap between urban and rural residents is key to achieving comprehensive rural revitalization. Based on panel data from 285 prefecture-level cities in China between 2003 and 2022, this study constructs an urban economic resilience evaluation system comprising three dimensions: resistance and resilience, adaptability and regulatory capacity, innovation and transformation capacity. The economic resilience index is measured using the entropy method, and a unidirectional fixed-effects model is employed to empirically investigate the relationship between urban economic resilience and the urban-rural income gap. The research findings reveal that urban economic resilience and the urban-rural income gap exhibit a significant "U"-shaped relationship.
Keywords
urban economic resilience; urban-rural income gap; U-shaped relationship; entropy method
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