Can Agriculture-Related Enterprises’ Green Technological Innovation Ride the “Digital Inclusive Finance” Wave?

Gu Ning, Zhao Xiangyuan and Fu Chengbo ()
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Gu Ning: Center for Quantitative Economics, Jilin University, Changchun, China
Zhao Xiangyuan: School of Economics and Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
Fu Chengbo: School of Business, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince Geroge, BC, Canada

Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment Journal, 2025, vol. 19, issue 1, 25

Abstract: This article systematically examines how digital inclusive finance drives green technological innovation in agriculture-related enterprises. The findings reveal three key insights. First, digital inclusive finance fosters both the “quantity expansion” and “quality enhancement” of green technological innovation in agriculture-related enterprises. Second, this effect operates through three mechanisms: improving financial accessibility, reducing information asymmetry, and stimulating innovation vitality. Third, the impact of digital inclusive finance is heterogeneous – its driving effect is more pronounced in non-state-owned enterprises, highly digitally transformed firms, businesses in non-heavily polluting industries, and enterprises located in eastern China. In summary, this article uncovers an important channel through which digital inclusive finance promotes green technological innovation in agriculture-related enterprises and provides empirical evidence for relevant policy formulation.

Keywords: digital inclusive finance; agriculture-related enterprises; green technological innovation; quantity expansion and quality enhancement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C33 G20 G30 O31 Q01 Q14 Q55 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1515/econ-2025-0174

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