Professor  Shulan Hu, a researcher of the Base, has published a collaborative paper titled "Can Digital Financial Inclusion Promote Inclusive Growth?" in  Journal of Statistics and Information.

Abstract: Inclusive growth is a major goal of economic development and an important strategic measure to achieve common prosperity. Whether digital financial inclusion can take advantage of scientific and technological innovation to promote inclusive growth is crucial for more balanced and fully developed Chinese society. Based on the entropy weight method, the inclusive growth index and the sub-index of sustainable economic growth, income distribution and opportunity equity of 30 provinces in China are constructed. The present situation of inclusive growth in different regions in China is analyzed. The impact of digital inclusive finance on inclusive growth is studied from the perspectives of Peking University digital inclusive finance Index, coverage breadth, use depth and digital support service level. The results show that the level of inclusive growth in China presents a decreasing trend of "east, middle and west". The level of inclusive growth in the eastern region is high and the growth rate is slow, while the level of inclusive growth in the central and western regions is low but the growth rate is fast. Although there are big differences among different regions, the differences tend to shrink with the change of time. Digital financial inclusion has a significant positive impact on inclusive growth. Digital financial inclusion can effectively promote income distribution and equality of opportunity in China. Compared with the eastern region, digital financial inclusion in the central and western regions is more significant in promoting inclusive growth. In the eastern region, digital financial inclusion promotes inclusive growth mainly by improving the level of innovation, while in the central and western regions it promotes inclusive growth mainly by improving the level of innovation and human capital. The research is helpful to correctly grasp the internal change law of China's inclusive growth, scientifically understand the influence mechanism and transmission path of digital inclusive finance on inclusive growth, and has certain theoretical reference value for formulating high-quality national development strategies and promoting high-quality economic development.

Keywords: Digital financial inclusion; Inclusive growth; Sustainable economic growth; Income distribution; Equality of opportunity

Link：http://tjlt.cbpt.cnki.net/wkh/WebPublication/paperDigest.aspx?paperID=f61f5783-339f-44f5-9d12-04062d7c4b5f

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Shulan Hu, Professor at the School of Statistics and Mathematics, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, leader of the Mathematical Statistics Tutor Group, Wen LAN Young Scholar, young teachers "New Star of Scientific Research". Director of Resources and Environment Branch of Chinese Field Statistics Society, Director of Big Data Branch and director of Hubei Field Statistics Society.

Yongbin Lv, Vice Dean and Professor of School of Finance, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Deputy Director of Innovation and Introduction Base of Digital Technology and modern Finance, Deputy director of Collaborative Innovation Center of Hubei Province for "Industrial Upgrading and Regional Finance", member of China Society of Quantitative Economics, Executive director of Fintech Committee of China Society of Technical Economics, Member of 50 Youth Committee of China Fintech Education and Research.