Fig 1.
Flowchart on theoretical mechanisms.
Source: Drawn by authors.
Table 1.
Digital divide indicator system.
Table 2.
Control variables and their explanations.
Table 3.
Descriptive statistics results.
Fig 2.
Source: Drawn from stata 16.
Table 4.
Parallel trend test.
Table 5.
Spatial DID regression results.
Table 6.
Benchmark regression results.
Table 7.
Robustness test.
Table 8.
Results based on regional heterogeneity.
Table 9.
Results based on coastal areas or inland areas.
Table 10.
Different types based on the digital divide.
Table 11.
Mechanisms test.