Research on Measurement of Digital Economy Growth and Data as Production Factor

Authors

Xianchun XU, National School of Development, Peking University, Beijing 100080, China; School of Statistics and Information, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, Shanghai 201620, China; School of Statistics and Mathematics, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan 250014, ChinaFollow
Yaru HU, National School of Development, Peking University, Beijing 100080, China; School of Statistics and Information, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, Shanghai 201620, China; School of Statistics and Mathematics, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan 250014, China
Meihui ZHANG, National School of Development, Peking University, Beijing 100080, China; School of Statistics and Information, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, Shanghai 201620, China; School of Statistics and Mathematics, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan 250014, ChinaFollow

Keywords

digital economy, data assets, economy growth, national accounting

Document Type

Research on Market-oriented Allocation of Data Elements

Abstract

Research on measurement of digital economy growth and data as a production factor are important research topics under the background of digital transformation. This study firstly combs the concept, scope, and classification of digital economy, and elaborates the calculation method of digital economy growth. Then, it discusses the concept, characteristics, and classification of data, as well as the concept and value measurement of data assets. Furthermore, it puts forward relevant suggestions on the challenges faced by the measurement of digital economy growth and the data as a production factor. This research is expected to provide references for promoting the measurement of digital economy growth and improving the statistics and accounting of data as a production factor.

First page

1410

Last Page

1417

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Recommended Citation

XU, Xianchun; HU, Yaru; and ZHANG, Meihui (2022) "Research on Measurement of Digital Economy Growth and Data as Production Factor," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 37 : Iss. 10 , Article 6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16418/j.issn.1000-3045.20220709001
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol37/iss10/6