Impact of Digital Inclusive Finance on Rural High-Quality Development: Evidence from China

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"> Variable category</td><td class="align_center">Variable name</td><td class="align_center">Definition and assignment</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Explained variable</td><td class="align_center">Digital inclusive finance (DIF)</td><td class="align_center">Coverage, depth, and digitalization of finance</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Explanatory variable</td><td class="align_center">High-quality rural development (RHQD)</td><td class="align_center">ECO, STR, GRE, CIV, and INO</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" rowspan="4">Control variables</td><td class="align_center">Labour resources (LAB)</td><td class="align_center">Employment of township enterprises</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">Government support (GOV)</td><td class="align_center">Proportion of investment in agricultural comprehensive development projects in GDP expenditure</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">Open program (OPE)</td><td class="align_center">Proportion of foreign investment in GDP</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">Natural disaster (NAT)</td><td class="align_center">Number of natural disasters in the region</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Variable definition and sample descriptive statistics.</div>

Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society

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Table 1: Impact of Digital Inclusive Finance on Rural High-Quality Development: Evidence from China 