This study aims to empirically analyze the impact of digital on tourism employment. It investigates how different dimensions of digital economy affect tourism employment.
Using the data of 31 provinces in China from 2003 to 2022, this study makes an empirical analysis through the fixed effect model.
The results show that the digital economy has a significant negative impact on tourism employment, which has passed endogeneity and robustness tests. Specifically, digital platforms and digital users have a negative impact on tourism employment. Digital industries have a positive impact on tourism employment. In addition, product innovation and process innovation play a partial mediating role in the digital industries mechanism that affects tourism employment.
This study has significant practical implications for reducing tourism unemployment risks caused by digital platforms and users. It is crucial to expand the benefits of digital industry growth to enhance employment.
This study contributes to enhancing both theoretical frameworks and empirical insights into tourism employment. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is one of the first studies to attempt to empirically analyze the impact of digital economy on tourism employment. This study also advances this body of knowledge by highlighting the mediating effect of innovation.
探讨数字经济对旅游业就业的影响
本研究旨在实证分析数字经济对旅游业就业的影响, 并探讨数字经济的不同维度如何影响旅游业就业。
本研究利用2003年至2022年中国31个省份的数据, 通过固定效应模型进行实证分析。
结果显示, 数字经济对旅游业就业具有显著的负面影响, 并通过了内生性和稳健性检验。具体而言, 数字平台和数字用户对旅游业就业产生负面影响, 而数字产业对旅游业就业具有正面影响。此外, 产品创新和过程创新在数字产业影响旅游业就业的机制中起到了部分中介作用。
本研究对于降低由数字平台和用户引起的旅游业失业风险具有重要的实践意义。扩大数字产业增长的就业效益是关键所在。
本研究有助于增强旅游业就业的理论框架和实证洞见。它是首次尝试实证分析数字经济对旅游业就业影响的研究之一。此外, 本研究通过强调创新的中介效应, 推进了这一领域的知识体系。
