Technological innovation serves as a significant driving force for economic growth. Taking the nine provinces in the Yangtze River Basin as the research object and based on panel data from 2011 to 2022, the impact of technological innovation factors on industrial economic development was studied. Empirical findings reveal that the level of technological innovation factors has an overall positive influence on regional industrial economic development. Technological innovation significantly impacts industrial economic development through various means, such as optimizing industrial structure, enhancing production efficiency, driving consumption structure upgrading, and creating new economic growth points. After conducting numerous robustness tests, this conclusion remains valid. Finally, based on the research findings, policy suggestions are proposed to promote the coordinated development of science, technology, and the economy in the region.

technological innovation  /  industrial structure  /  economic development  /  high-quality development