Abstract Based on two dimensions of entrepreneurial spirit and innovation spirit, this paper uses the panel data of 30 provinces, autonomous regions and cities in China from 2006 to 2017 to explore the impact of internet development on entrepreneurship. Empirical research results show that the development of the internet has significantly promoted the “two-wheel” drive of entrepreneurial spirit and entrepreneurial innovation spirit, among which the spillover effect of entrepreneurial innovation spirit is more significant. From a regional point of view, there are significant differences in the impact of the internet on entrepreneurship, from which the central and western regions can get greater benefits. In addition, the study of panel threshold model indicates that there is an inverted u-shaped positive nonlinear relationship between the internet and the entrepreneurial spirit, while there is a nonlinear driving effect of positive marginal increase on entrepreneurial innovation spirit. At the same time, this threshold effect also has a certain spatial heterogeneity. This conclusion shows that the internet can not only stimulate entrepreneurship in stages, but also narrow the gap of entrepreneurship between regions. It can also provide important inspiration for China to implement the “Internet +” strategy and build an “Entrepreneurship and Innovation Upgrade”.
LIU Xinxin,HUI Ning. A Study on the Influence of Internet on Entrepreneurship: Analysis from the Perspective of “Mass Entrepreneurship and Innovation”. Economic Survey, 2021, 38(2): 0122.
2021, Vol. 38 
