Nonlinear effects of the digital economy on urban-rural integration: a case study of the Yangtze River Economic Belt
This study addresses the existing literature gap concerning the non-linear effects and operational mechanisms of impact of the digital economy (DE) on urban-rural integration (URI). To this purpose, panel data from 110 cities within the Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) are employed, spanning the period 2013–2022. Bui...