A Study on the Measurement of Resilience and Regional Differences of China's Airport Economy from the Perspective of High-quality Development

Abstract

This study examines airport economic resilience in twelve Chinese representative cities with established airport economies from 2010 to 2019 using panel data. Employing the Time Space Range Entropy Weight, Theil Index, Gini coefficient, and σ convergence model methods, the study found that the resilience index of China's airport economy increased rapidly from 2010 to 2019. Among them, Evolutionary index and Recovery Index increased significantly, while the Resistance Index increased less. As the development of airport economy is increasingly dependent on external environment, airport economy may suffer greater risks when dealing with external shocks. The analysis of differences in resilience development among airport economic zones reveals significant variations in their development and innovation capabilities, as well as the diverse airport development environments. These disparities have led to distinct characteristics in the resilience development of airport economies across different levels and regions during the study period. In terms of development trends, the overall difference in the resilience of the airport economy is gradually shrinking. The difference in the coastal regions is gradually shrinking, while the difference in the inland regions shows a fluctuating increase. If the imbalance and insufficiency of the development environment and resources are not further improved, the difference of the resilience of the airport economy in different regions of China may be further revealed in the future.