TITLE:
Analysis of Economic Transformation Capacity and Convergence of Resource-Regenerative Cities—Based on Entropy Weight TOPSIS Method
AUTHORS:
Guangcheng Ma
KEYWORDS:
Resource-Regenerated Cities, Economic Transformation Capacity, Evaluation Index System, Entropy Weight TOPSIS Method, Beta Convergence
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Industrial and Business Management,
Vol.9 No.8,
August
23,
2019
ABSTRACT: By constructing an evaluation index system of economic transform capacity
of the resource-regenerated cities with 17 indexes, this paper uses the entropy
weight TOPSIS method to set index weight and calculates the economic
transformation capacity of 11 resource—regenerated cities during 2013 to
2016 in China. Then beta convergence test conducted on the economic transformation
capacity of those cities. Results show that about 9 cities have an
obvious changes and the ability of economic transforming gap between cities
have been narrow. Economic adjustment is a key index that decides economic
change. 11 cities economic transformation capacity show they have beta convergence
ability, which means that the lag behind economic transformation
ability cities have “catch up effect” with developed regions in their developing
period. It shows that 11 cities still need to strengthen the economic adjustment,
further reduce the gap and improve the ability of the economic transformation.