Public Data Openness and Entrepreneurial Vitality of Low-altitude Economy Enterprises

Accelerating the release of entrepreneurial vitality among low-altitude economy enterprises is a crucial approach to developing this sector in a context-specific manner. Drawing on business registration data from 282 Chinese cities from 2011 to 2023, this study leverages a quasi-natural experiment facilitated by government public data platforms. A multi-period difference-in-differences model is constructed to empirically examine the impact and underlying mechanisms of public data openness on entrepreneurial dynamism within the low-altitude economy. The findings reveal that public data openness significantly enhances entrepreneurial dynamism in the low-altitude economy, increasing the average number of new enterprises by 11.1%. This effect operates through strengthening technological integration, optimizing institutional and cultural environments, alleviating financing constraints, and expanding market demand. Heterogeneity analysis indicates that the promotional effect of public data openness is more pronounced in regions with steeper topography and higher internet penetration rates, while it exerts a stronger impact on the entrepreneurial dynamism of the medium-to-large-scale enterprises in the low-altitude economy. These findings enrich empirical evidence on the entrepreneurial effects of public data openness and offer valuable insights for unleashing entrepreneurial vitality in low-altitude economy enterprises and promoting their safe and healthy development.