Research on Regional Economic Differences in the Yangtze River Delta Based on Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis

Abstract

The reasons for the differences in economic development in the Yangtze River Delta region are complex and diverse, and are of great research significance. This project uses exploratory spatial data analysis to explore economic differences in the Yangtze River Delta region. First, the per capita GDP data of 41 prefecture-level cities in 4 provincial-level administrative regions in the Yangtze River Delta region from 2003 to 2020 was used to represent the economic development level of each region, and the Theil index was calculated; The differences in economic development in the delta region; finally, it provides suggestions for the in-depth development of economic integration in the Yangtze River Delta region, so as to narrow the economic development gap in the Yangtze River Delta region, promote economic stability and progress, and achieve a higher degree of development.