Does the Digital Economy Improve the Innovation Efficiency of the Manufacturing Industry? Evidence in Provincial Data from China

This paper selects panel data on 30 Chinese provinces from 2011 to 2020 and uses an econometric approach empirically examine the impact of development in digital economy innovation efficiency China’s manufacturing industry. The results this study show that during period under investigation, industry is a stage continuous improvement, significantly promotes level efficiency, becoming important driving force for improvement era. Moreover, not only directly but also has indirect such with industrial structure upgrading technology spillover. With spillover, enhanced effect Using analysis spatial Durbin model, it found positive spillover characteristics.