Research on the Impact of Digital Economy on Modernization of Agriculture and Rural Areas
In the wave of digital transformation,digital economy plays an important role in promoting rural revitalization and modernization of agriculture and rural ar-eas.This paper selects data from 30 provinces in 2011-2021 to empirically test the impact of digital economy on agricultural and rural modernization by using the fixed effect model,and explores the indirect transmission mechanism by taking R&D intensity and rural financial development level as intermediary variables.The research finds that the improvement of the development level of digital economy has played a significant role in promoting agricultural and rural modernization.At the same time,it can indirectly promote agricultural and rural modernization by en-hancing R&D intensity and rural financial development level.The heterogeneity a-nalysis results show that there are significant regional differences in the promotion of digital economy on agricultural and rural modernization,with the eastern region being the most significant,the central region being the second,and the western re-gion no longer being significant.Based on this,relevant policy recommendations are proposed:firstly,strongly support the development of the digital economy and pro-vide digital support for the modernization of agriculture and rural areas;The second is to leverage the role of digital economy in supporting research and development intensity and rural financial development,providing technical and financial support for agricultural and rural modernization;The third is to narrow the gap in regional economic development and coordinate the modernization process of agriculture and rural areas in different regions.
Digital EconomyModernization of Agriculture and Rural AreasRe-search and Development IntensityRural Finance