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Arid Land Geography ›› 2026, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (7): 1509-1519.doi: 10.12118/j.issn.1000-6060.2025.513

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Impact of digital finance on the livelihood resilience of poverty alleviated farmers: A survey analysis based on Ulanqab City

TAI Xiujun(), FENG Feng()   

  1. College of Economic and Management, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi, China
  • Received:2025-08-26 Revised:2025-10-17 Online:2026-07-25 Published:2026-07-07
  • Contact: FENG Feng E-mail:307021@sxnu.edu.cn;223101005@sxnu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Enhancing the livelihood resilience of poverty alleviation households is central to consolidating poverty reduction outcomes and preventing long-term poverty recurrence. Based on 2023 micro-survey data from 496 poverty alleviation households in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, China, this study measures farmers’ livelihood resilience using the entropy method and the comprehensive index method. Multiple linear regression, mediation effect modeling, propensity score matching, and instrumental variable methods were employed to examine the effects and mechanisms of digital finance use and endogenous livelihood capital on household livelihood resilience. The findings are as follows: (1) Livelihood resilience reflects farmers’ capacity to withstand risks and recover from livelihood shocks. Its key determinants include endogenous livelihood capital (personal health, household economic, human capital), as well as external support (digital finance). (2) Among the endogenous factors, better personal health and stronger household economic conditions significantly improve livelihood resilience, whereas advanced age significantly constrains it. (3) The use of digital finance significantly enhances livelihood resilience through two pathways: promoting agricultural technology adoption to improve production efficiency and facilitating livelihood diversification to expand income sources. (4) The endogenous livelihood capital and digital finance operate synergistically, helping to overcome structural constraints associated with advanced age and low educational attainment among poverty alleviation households. These results provide micro-level empirical evidence for optimizing livelihood support policies aimed at strengthening rural resilience and reducing the risk of poverty recurrence.

Key words: poverty recurrence prevention, poverty alleviation households, livelihood resilience, digital finance, endogenous livelihood capital