Research Article

The Impact of Inclusive Finance on High-Quality Economic Development of the Yangtze River Delta in China

Table 1

Measurement index system and calculation method of inclusive financial development level.

Primary indexSecondary indexCalculation method of index

Coverage of financial institutionsNumber of financial institution outlets per 100 square kilometersNumber of outlets of financial institutions/Regional area
Number of ATM machines per 100 square kilometersNumber of ATMs/Regional area
Financial employees per 100 square kilometersNumber of employees in the financial industry/Regional area
Number of financial institution outlets per 10000 peopleNumber of outlets of financial institutions/Number of permanent residents
Number of ATM machines per 10000 peopleNumber of ATMs/Number of permanent residents
Financial employees per 10000 peopleNumber of employees in the financial industry/Number of permanent residents

Availability of financial servicesPer capita loan amountLoans from financial institutions/Number of permanent residents
Per capita deposit amountDeposits of financial institutions/Number of permanent residents
Per capita holding amount of bank cardsNumber of bank cards in use/resident population
Number of credit cards per 10000 peopleNumber of credit cards/total population
Proportion of people buying investment and financial productsNumber of people purchasing financial products/Lotal population
Per capita proportion of using digital paymentNumber of people who have used digital payment/Lotal population
Depth of insuranceInsurance premium income of financial institutions/number of permanent residents

Effectiveness of financial servicesProportion of operating loans of small and micro enterprisesOperating loan amount of small and micro enterprises/loan amount of financial institutions
Proportion of credit loans of small and micro enterprisesCredit loan amount of small and micro enterprises/Loan amount of financial institutions
Proportion of the balance of farmers’ production and operation loansLoans for farmers’ production and operation/Loans from financial institutions
Proportion of targeted poverty alleviation loansLoans for targeted poverty alleviation/Loans from financial institutions
Proportion of rural residents’ credit loansCredit loan amount of rural residents/Loan amount of financial institutions
Proportion of entrepreneurship guarantee loansLoan amount of entrepreneurship guarantee/Loan amount of financial institutions
Proportion of student loansStudent loans/Loans from financial institutions