The impact of digital inclusive finance on the urban-rural income gap in the Yangtze River Economic Belt
Qianhui Song
Anhui University of Finance and Economics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/bam.v8i1.13628
Keywords: common prosperity; digital inclusive finance; urban-rural income gap
Abstract
Based on panel data from 107 prefecture-level cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt spanning from 2011 to 2023, this paper employs the Peking University Digital Inclusive Finance Index to examine the effect of digital inclusive finance on the urban-rural income gap in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. The study finds that the development of digital inclusive finance can effectively curb the urban-rural income gap. The government should fully leverage the role of digital inclusive finance in narrowing the urban-rural income gap by providing low-income groups with higher-quality financial services and income-increasing channels.
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