Can information and communication technologies boost rural households’ income and narrow the rural income disparity in China?

Using panel data from National Rural Fixed Point Survey and a supplementary survey about rural ICT projects, this paper empirically analyzes the impact of ICTs on rural households’ income and income disparity in China. The results show that ICTs promotes the growth of total income and wage income of...

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Published in:China Economic Quarterly International
Main Authors: Qiubo Zhu, Chen Zhu, Chao Peng, Junfei Bai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. 2022-09-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666933122000351