Research on the Transmission Mechanism of Returning Home for Entrepreneurship Driving County-Level Industrial Structure Upgrading from the Perspective of Comprehensive Rural Revitalization: An Empirical Analysis Based on Pilot Counties of Returning Home for Entrepreneurship
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Research on the Transmission Mechanism of Returning Home for Entrepreneurship Driving County-Level Industrial Structure Upgrading from the Perspective of Comprehensive Rural Revitalization: An Empirical Analysis Based on Pilot Counties of Returning Home for Entrepreneurship
YANG Huimin1,3, ZHU Jiguang2,3
1. School of Tourism Management and Exhibition, Henan University of Economics and Law, Zhengzhou 450046, China; 2. School of Economics, Henan University of Economics and Law, Zhengzhou 450046, China; 3. Academician Laboratory for Urban and Rural Spatial Data Mining, Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450046, China
Abstract Based on the county-level panel data of 1,540 counties across 27 provinces in China from 2001 to 2022, this paper uses a multi-time difference in differences ( DID ) system to evaluate the transmission mechanism of the pilot policies of returning home for entrepreneurship on the upgrading of county-level industrial structure. The results show that the pilot policies of returning home for entrepreneurship have a significant promoting effect on the upgrading of county-level industrial structure, which can increase the level of industrial structure upgrading in pilot counties by 1.5 percentage points. Returning home for entrepreneurship can effectively promote the upgrading and rationalization of county-level industrial structure through multi-dimensional transmission mechanisms such as improving economic agglomeration and innovation levels, enhancing localized consumption demand on the consumption side, and providing financial support on the support side. Heterogeneity tests reveal that the promotional effect of these policies on the upgrading of county-level industrial structure varies significantly across different regions. The policies effects are significant in the eastern and western regions, while no significant positive impact is observed in the central region. Therefore, this paper suggests that efforts can be made to improve policies for returning home for entrepreneurship, strengthen the construction of county-level financial systems, promote the upgrading of industrial structure in light of local conditions, and take multiple measures to support the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas, the high-quality development of county economies and the promotion of coordinated regional development.
YANG Huimin,ZHU Jiguang. Research on the Transmission Mechanism of Returning Home for Entrepreneurship Driving County-Level Industrial Structure Upgrading from the Perspective of Comprehensive Rural Revitalization: An Empirical Analysis Based on Pilot Counties of Returning Home for Entrepreneurship. Economic Survey, 2025, 42(6): 0103.
2025, Vol. 42 
