Matthew Effect of Regional Development

Matthew effect of regional development refers to the phenomenon that the regions with fast development speed develop faster and the regions with slow development speed develop more slowly during the process of regional economic development. The Matthew Effect is a phenomenon in which the strong get stronger and the weak get weaker, and it is widely used in social psychology, education, finance and science. The Matthew effect, often used by sociologists or economists, indicates the polarization of a society as the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

Edited and translated by Zhang Yifei