SONG Donglin,etc:Regional Development Strategy, Market Segmentation and Economic Growth

Abstract  In this paper, we adopt glacier model to measure the market segmentation index, and use the inter-provincial panel data from 1990 to 2012 to make an empirical analysis of the relationship between market segmentation and regional economic growth in the context of national regional development strategy. The results show that there will be a trend of consolidation in the domestic regional market, but the eastern regional market segmentation is stronger than other regions. At the same time, the relationship between market segmentation and regional economic growth does not follow a certain rule, and policy effect is different in four areas under the influence of national regional development strategy. Therefore, it is of great importance to correctly handle the relationship between government and market, to break market segmentation, to promote regional cooperation, and to thoroughly implement national regional development strategy so as to speed up the domestic regional market integration process.

Key words： Regional Development Strategy      Market Segmentation      Economic Growth

Source: Finance & Trade Economics , No.8, 2014