Research on Digital Finance and Financial Risk in the Context of High-quality Development: Evidence from Listed Real Estate Companies in China

Abstract

The paper practically investigates relationships among digital finance, financial risks, and high-quality development of real estate companies using data from listed real estate companies and digital finance from 2011 to 2020. The research findings are as follows: (1) Digital finance significantly foster the high-quality development of real estate companies; (2) Mechanism analysis indicates that digital finance can advocate the high-quality development of real estate companies by alleviating financial risks. Therefore, this paper suggests policy recommendations such as the government issuing policies to drive the development of digital finance, companies establishing sound internal control and risk management mechanisms, and companies undergoing digital transformation to promote the high-quality development of real estate companies.