Evolution, Forecasting, and Driving Mechanisms of the Digital Financial Network: Evidence from China
Rui Ding (201801162@mail.gufe.edu.cn),
Siwei Shen,
Yuqi Zhu,
Linyu Du,
Shihui Chen,
Juan Liang,
Kexing Wang,
Wenqian Xiao and
Yuxuan Hong
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Rui Ding: College of Big Data Application and Economics (Guiyang College of Big Data Finance), Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang 550025, China
Siwei Shen: College of Big Data Application and Economics (Guiyang College of Big Data Finance), Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang 550025, China
Yuqi Zhu: College of Big Data Application and Economics (Guiyang College of Big Data Finance), Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang 550025, China
Linyu Du: College of Big Data Application and Economics (Guiyang College of Big Data Finance), Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang 550025, China
Shihui Chen: College of Big Data Application and Economics (Guiyang College of Big Data Finance), Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang 550025, China
Juan Liang: College of Big Data Application and Economics (Guiyang College of Big Data Finance), Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang 550025, China
Kexing Wang: College of Big Data Application and Economics (Guiyang College of Big Data Finance), Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang 550025, China
Wenqian Xiao: College of Big Data Application and Economics (Guiyang College of Big Data Finance), Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang 550025, China
Yuxuan Hong: College of Big Data Application and Economics (Guiyang College of Big Data Finance), Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang 550025, China
Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 22, 1-18
Abstract:
Digital finance (DF) is the engine driving financial inclusion worldwide, but the current uneven development of DF across regions would hinder this process. Based on cross-sectional data from 288 prefecture-level cities for the representative years 2011, 2014, 2017, and 2020, this paper uses geographic detector methods, social network analysis, and geographical and temporal weighted regression (GTWR) to explore the key drivers of urban DF, revealing and forecasting the DF network structural evolution and its driving mechanism. The results show that (1) economic level, traditional financial level, internet popularity, innovation level, and government intervention are the key drivers of DF development. (2) During the decade, the proportion of high-intensity urban interconnections increased from 3.3% to 12.3%. Most cities are at a low level of intensity, showing a polarization trend. (3) The cities with high betweenness centrality are concentrated in the megacities and the number is stable at 5. The structure of network communities is relatively stable, with the number reduced to 10. Cities with the greatest possibility of connection are located in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) and the Yangtze River Delta (YRD), accounting for 60% of the total. (4) The drivers of DF development present significant spatial heterogeneity over time. The traditional financial level shows a positive and continuous promoting effect, while government intervention plays a negative role.
Keywords: digital finance; geographic detector; network analysis; forecasting; GTWR (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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