Digital Economy and Agricultural and Rural Modernization
In the new stage of accelerating the construction of digital China and agricultural power,it is very important to discuss the technological and economic effect and influence mechanism of digital economy on agricultural and rural modernization.Based on the macro data from 2011 to 2020,this study uses a variety of models and measurement ideas to empirically test the relationship between the two.The findings are as follows:firstly,digital economy plays a significant role in promoting agricultural and rural modernization,and the conclusion of this study remains robust after replacing variables and alleviating endogenous bias.Secondly,the development of digital economy can promote agricultural modernization and rural modernization by improving agricultural production efficiency,strengthening rural governance,and then lay a solid foundation for the rapid development of digital economy to enable our agricultural and rural modernization.Thirdly,further study finds that digital economy has spatial spillover effect on agricultural and rural modernization,which is still valid after robustness test such as the"smart city"pilot as a quasi-natural experiment.This spillover effect is more obvious in the eastern region.
digital economyagricultural and rural modernizationDID modelsmart urban and rural areasrural revitalization and governance