A Study of the Digital Economy Based on the “Entropy-Coupling” Model-Taking Guangdong Province as an Example

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10.2991/978-94-6239-777-4_54How to use a DOI?

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Digital Economy; Entropy-Coupling Model; Guangdong Province

Abstract

Digital trade is also actively advocated to drive high-quality economic development through digitalization. However, existing assessments often focus on aggregate, neglecting the structural reasons behind macroeconomic changes. Guangdong Province, as a forefront of China’s digital economy development, has significant research value regarding its development status and internal coordination. In view of this, the present research employs the entropy-coupling model to conduct an empirical analysis of the development of digital economy in Guangdong Province from 2020 to 2024. Macroeconomically, the entropy weight method is employed to measure its overall development level; macroeconomically, the coordination relationship among the three subsystems of digital finance, digital trade, and digital consumption is assessed. The study finds that Guangdong Province’s digital economy is growing, with a growth rate as high as 2117%. Further investigation of each subsystem reveals that digital finance is developing faster than digital trade, while digital consumption is developing more slowly.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yihan Ma
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/09/30
TI  - A Study of the Digital Economy Based on the “Entropy-Coupling” Model-Taking Guangdong Province as an Example
BT  - Proceedings of the 2026 8th International Conference on Economic Management and Cultural Industry (ICEMCI 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 501
EP  - 510
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-777-4_54
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6239-777-4_54
ID  - Ma2026
ER  -