LIU Zhongyan, TAN Wenxiu
In recent years, national policies have strongly supported the development of advanced manufacturing industries and promoted high-quality economic development by promoting the agglomeration of advanced manufacturing industries. The agglomeration degree of advanced manufacturing industry in 30 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China (excluding Tibet, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan) are calculated through location entropy, the multiple regression model is established, and the impact of advanced manufacturing industry agglomeration on economic growth are empirically tested. It has been found through research that coastal areas such as Jiangsu, Tianjin, Shandong, and Guangdong etc. have a higher degree of agglomeration, while western regions such as Yunnan, Guizhou, and Qinghai etc. have a lower degree of agglomeration; the agglomeration of advanced manufacturing industries has a significant positive promoting effect on regional economic growth, and its impact on economic growth exhibits significant regional heterogeneity; the agglomeration level of advanced manufacturing industry is the highest in the eastern region, but its promoting effect on the economy of the central region is the most obvious; in regions with better economic strength, the agglomeration of advanced manufacturing industries can better promote economic growth. On this basis, suggestions are proposed to leverage the leading role of advanced manufacturing demonstration zones, and improve the industrial chain of advanced manufacturing industry, aiming to provide recommendations and reference for the development of advanced manufacturing industry agglomeration in China.