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      The Impact of COVID-19 Epidemic on the Development of the Digital Economy of China—Based on the Data of 31 Provinces in China

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          This study investigates the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on economic development of China by measuring the HP financial index as an alternative variable of the digital economy. This study shows that economy of China developed further with the dissemination of COVID-19. Furthermore, the digital economy increased the level of economic development more prominently at the onset of COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, an analysis of regional heterogeneity reveals that the eastern region maintained economic stability through its digital economy during COVID-19, while the central region improved its digital economy during COVID-19 pandemic. Although the economically underdeveloped western region has not suffered too seriously from COVID-19 pandemic, considering the sustained impact of disease and the uncertainty of its transmission speed, the region should vigorously develop its digital economy to manage public risk.

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                Contributors
                Journal
                Front Public Health
                Front Public Health
                Front. Public Health
                Frontiers in Public Health
                Frontiers Media S.A.
                2296-2565
                27 January 2022
                2021
                27 January 2022
                : 9
                : 778671
                Affiliations
                [1] 1School of Hospitality Management, Zhejiang Yuexiu University , Shaoxing, China
                [2] 2Center for International Education, Philippine Christian University , Manila, Philippines
                [3] 3College of Business and Economics, Sejong University , Seoul, South Korea
                Author notes

                Edited by: Giray Gozgor, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey

                Reviewed by: Hua Zhang, Zhejiang University, China; Qing Wang, Wuhan University, China

                *Correspondence: Fangbin Qian 20152015@ 123456zyufl.edu.cn

                This article was submitted to Health Economics, a section of the journal Frontiers in Public Health

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                10.3389/fpubh.2021.778671
                8828997
                35155343
                d5d69b2a-3963-4460-8ec8-2229c8c9cb3e
                Copyright © 2022 Xu, Qian, Pai, Yu and Zhou.

                This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

                History
                : 17 September 2021
                : 13 December 2021
                Page count
                Figures: 0, Tables: 6, Equations: 9, References: 19, Pages: 9, Words: 6930
                Categories
                Public Health
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                covid-19,digital pneumonia,china economy,sustainability,uncertain public risks

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