Geographical Indication Certification,Digital Inclusive Finance,and Rural Resident Income
Improving the support system for strengthening agriculture,benefiting agriculture,and enriching agriculture is an objective requirement for building a strong agricultural country and achieving common prosperity.On the basis of theoretical analysis of geographical indications promoting rural residents'income growth,this paper incorporates digital inclusive finance into the research framework of rural residents'income growth,and empirical tests are conducted using Chinese city level data from 2011 to 2022.The research results indicate that geographical indication authentication can effectively promote rural residents'income growth,and digital inclusive finance can strengthen the effectiveness of geographical indication authentication in improving rural residents'income.Among them,the moderating effect of digital finance coverage breadth is the best.In addition,geographical indication certification has significant positive spatial spillover effects,which can not only increase the income of local rural residents,but also effectively promote the income increase of rural residents in surrounding areas.Further research has found that the utility of geographical indication authentication and digital inclusive finance varies in different regions,food production functional zones,and"high and low"agglomeration spaces,with geographical indication authentication showing inclusive and demonstrative effects.Therefore,we should attach importance to the institutional endogenous driving force generated by geographical indication certification,enhance financial efficiency,promote the integration of agriculture and finance,develop rural industries according to local conditions,and increase the income of rural residents.