Complementarity or Substitution: A Study of the Impacts of Internet Finance and Rural Financial Development on Agricultural Economic Growth
Summary. Using Chinese county-level data from 2014–2018, this study examines how internet finance and rural finance affect agricultural economic growth. The researchers found that both contribute to growth, but show substitution effects—internet finance reduces the marginal impact of traditional rural finance. Internet finance benefits wealthy counties but hinders development in poorer regions. The findings suggest policymakers should restructure rural financial markets and modernize traditional financial institutions.
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Mei, B., Khan, A. A., Khan, S. U., Ali, M. A. S., & Luo, J.. (2022). Complementarity or Substitution: A Study of the Impacts of Internet Finance and Rural Financial Development on Agricultural Economic Growth. Agriculture. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12111786
Mei, Bingjing, et al. “Complementarity or Substitution: A Study of the Impacts of Internet Finance and Rural Financial Development on Agricultural Economic Growth.” Agriculture, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12111786.
Mei, Bingjing, Arshad Ahmad Khan, Sufyan Ullah Khan, Muhammad Abu Sufyan Ali, and Jianchao Luo. 2022. “Complementarity or Substitution: A Study of the Impacts of Internet Finance and Rural Financial Development on Agricultural Economic Growth.” Agriculture. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12111786.
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title = {Complementarity or Substitution: A Study of the Impacts of Internet Finance and Rural Financial Development on Agricultural Economic Growth},
author = {Bingjing Mei and Arshad Ahmad Khan and Sufyan Ullah Khan and Muhammad Abu Sufyan Ali and Jianchao Luo},
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doi = {10.3390/agriculture12111786},
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- DOI
- 10.3390/agriculture12111786
- Countries
- China
- Regions
- Asia
- Categories
- funding, broadband-and-digital, food-systems
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- 2026-04-28