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Digital rural development significantly promotes county-level common prosperity, a relationship that is mediated by the alleviation of financing constraints and positively moderated by industrial agglomeration. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To evaluate the impact of digital rural development on county-level common prosperity and identify the mediating and moderating mechanisms driving this relationship.

August 22, 2026SustainabilityOpen Access

Digital Rural Development and County-Level Common Prosperity: Evidence from Hubei Province, China

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QCQinghua CaoYangtze University MZMingru ZhangYangtze University BZBingqi ZhuYangtze University

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Panel analysis reveals that digital rural development promotes county-level common prosperity in Hubei Province, highlighting the role of financial access and industrial agglomeration.

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To evaluate the impact of digital rural development on county-level common prosperity and identify the mediating and moderating mechanisms driving this relationship.
Analyzed balanced panel data spanning 61 counties in Hubei Province, China, from 2014 to 2023 (N=61).
Constructed the Digital Rural Development Index and County-Level Common Prosperity Index using the entropy weight method, estimating effects via fixed-effects models, mediation analysis, and moderation analysis.
Digital rural development significantly and positively promotes county-level common prosperity, with pronounced heterogeneity showing stronger effects in Type II counties.
Financing constraint alleviation serves as a significant mediating pathway, while county-level industrial agglomeration exerts a positive moderating effect on shared development outcomes.

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Cao et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895f41ca7ade938187dbf9 https://doi.org/10.3390/su18168519

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August 22, 2026SustainabilityOpen Access

Digital Rural Development and County-Level Common Prosperity: Evidence from Hubei Province, China

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QCQinghua CaoYangtze University MZMingru ZhangYangtze University BZBingqi ZhuYangtze University

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Overview

Panel analysis reveals that digital rural development promotes county-level common prosperity in Hubei Province, highlighting the role of financial access and industrial agglomeration.

Key Points

To evaluate the impact of digital rural development on county-level common prosperity and identify the mediating and moderating mechanisms driving this relationship.
Analyzed balanced panel data spanning 61 counties in Hubei Province, China, from 2014 to 2023 (N=61).
Constructed the Digital Rural Development Index and County-Level Common Prosperity Index using the entropy weight method, estimating effects via fixed-effects models, mediation analysis, and moderation analysis.
Digital rural development significantly and positively promotes county-level common prosperity, with pronounced heterogeneity showing stronger effects in Type II counties.
Financing constraint alleviation serves as a significant mediating pathway, while county-level industrial agglomeration exerts a positive moderating effect on shared development outcomes.

Cite This Study

Cao et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895f41ca7ade938187dbf9 https://doi.org/10.3390/su18168519

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