Study on theimpact of digital finance on the environmental quality of the yangtze river economic belt
LU Dongning
WANG Xinyue
Abstract：As a new product combining finance and digital technology,digital finance is of great significance for adhering to the concept of"beautiful scenery is priceless".Based on the panel data of 863 counties in China Yangtze River Economic Belt from 2014 to 2020,this paper empirically analyzes the impact of digital finance development on the environmental quality of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and its mechanism.The results show that the development of digital finance has significantly improved the environmental quality of the Yangtze River Economic Belt,and this conclusion still holds after a series of robustness tests.Scientific and technological innovation is the mechanism of digital finance development to improve the environmental quality of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.Through the analysis of heterogeneity,it can be seen that the coverage and depth of digital finance have a significant effect on improving the environmental quality,especially in poor counties.The above conclusions provide empirical evidence for promoting the improvement of environmental quality in the Yangtze River Economic Belt by promoting the development of digital finance.
Keywords：digital financeenvironmental qualityYangtze River Economic Belttechnological innovationmechanismrobustness testspoor countiescoverage breadth
Publication Date：2024-09-20
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：9( 18-26 )