The Impact Mechanisms of New Quality Productive Forces on Rural Transformation: Evidence from Shandong Province, China

Chen Huang, Jinlong Zhao, Zhongchen Yang () and Liang Wang ()
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Chen Huang: Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Water Conservation and Environmental Conservation, College of Resources and Environment, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, China
Jinlong Zhao: Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Water Conservation and Environmental Conservation, College of Resources and Environment, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, China
Zhongchen Yang: Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Water Conservation and Environmental Conservation, College of Resources and Environment, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, China
Liang Wang: Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Water Conservation and Environmental Conservation, College of Resources and Environment, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, China

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 13, 1-19

Abstract: New quality productive force is a crucial driver for rural transformation. Exploring the impact of this new quality productive force on rural transformation in Shandong Province and enhancing the positive role of regional new quality productive force are significant in promoting high-quality development in this area. Based on urban panel data from 16 prefecture-level cities in Shandong Province, China, spanning from 2010 to 2022, the levels of new quality productive force and rural transformation in Shandong Province are measured separately and an econometric model is constructed to analyze, in depth, the impact of new quality productive force on rural transformation and its mechanism of action. The results show the following. (1) New quality productive force can significantly increase the level of rural transformation in Shandong Province. (2) The urbanization rate of new quality productive force significantly promotes rural transformation, but increases in the average wage of urban workers and the over-advancement of industrial structure significantly inhibit rural transformation. (3) New quality productive force significantly affects the level of rural transformation, mainly by improving the quality of the population. (4) There is regional heterogeneity in the impact of new quality productive forces on rural transformation in the three economic circles of Shandong Province. New quality productivity force provides new dynamic energy for rural transformation in Shandong Province, which can provide new research perspectives and practical guidance for better rural development in China and the rest of the world.

Keywords: new quality productive forces; rural transformation; urban–rural integration; mediating effects; heterogeneity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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