Research On The Impact Of Digital Economy On Rural Revitalization In The Yellow River Basin

The report of the 19 th National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed out that the problem of agricultural and rural farmers is a fundamental problem related to the national economy and the people’s livelihood.We must always take solving the problem of "agriculture,rural areas and farmers" as the top priority of the Party’s work and implement the strategy of rural revitalization.With the continuous development and diffusion of information technology,the Internet,big data,etc.,the degree of digitalization of the economic society continues to deepen,and human society has entered the digital era.Among them,the rapid extension and penetration of digital technology into rural areas provides an opportunity to promote the integration of digital economy and rural revitalization.This paper takes nine provinces(regions)in the Yellow River basin as the research area.First,by reviewing and combing the relevant domestic and foreign literature,it defines the concept and meaning of digital economy and rural revitalization;Secondly,on the basis of existing theories,it analyzes the direct and indirect influence mechanism of digital economy on rural revitalization;Then,using the relevant data of rural revitalization and digital economy from 2008 to 2020,an evaluation index system was built to measure and quantitatively analyze the development level of nine provinces(regions)in the Yellow River basin,and the comprehensive index of digital economy and rural revitalization was obtained by using entropy method;Then,taking financial development as the intermediary variable,the indirect transmission path of digital economy to rural revitalization in nine provinces(regions)of the Yellow River basin is tested by using the intermediary effect model;Finally,on the basis of testing the spatial correlation between digital economy and rural revitalization,a spatial Dubin model is constructed to analyze the spatial spillover effect of digital economy on rural revitalization.The results show that the digital economy in the Yellow River basin can significantly promote rural revitalization.For every 1% increase in digital economy,rural revitalization will increase by 0.4272%;Financial development plays a part of intermediary role in the impact of digital economy on rural revitalization,which is an effective path to promote rural revitalization;After the robustness test,the conclusion is still valid.Further research shows that there is obvious regional heterogeneity: the driving role of digital economy in the upper reaches of the Yellow River is far greater than that in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River;At the same time,the spatial Dubin regression results show that the spatial spillover effect of digital economy on rural revitalization is significantly positive,that is,the development of digital economy can not only promote rural revitalization in this region,but also promote rural revitalization in surrounding areas.Finally,in order to further promote the sustainable,stable and healthy development of the digital economy and rural revitalization,policy recommendations were put forward,such as strengthening the construction of rural digital infrastructure,improving the rural financial system and actively promoting regional cooperation in the Yellow River basin.