New infrastructure driving agricultural economic resilience:theoretical mechanism and empirical test
Based on the panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2011 to 2021,the impact and working mechanism of new infrastructure on agricultural economic resilience are empirically analyzed by using a two-way fixed effect model.The results show that the new infrastructure,particularly the information infrastructure and innovation infrastructure,has significantly improved the resilience of the agricultural economy.The mechanism test indicates that the new infrastructure can improve the resilience of the agricultural economy by promoting the progress of agricultural technology and the optimization of the agricultural industrial structure.Heterogeneity analysis reveals that for the eastern region,the central region,and the main grain producing areas,the new infrastructure has a more significant promoting effect on the resilience of the agricultural economy.Further analysis shows that the driving effect of the new infrastructure on the resilience of the agricultural economy presents a network effect of increasing marginal benefits.Therefore,it is suggested to promote the construction of technology access and information sharing facilities,accelerate the construction of a modern infrastructure system,encourage agriculture to actively apply new technologies and models,and gradually strengthen the level of agricultural modernization.
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