Identifying electricity-saving potential in rural China: Empirical evidence from a household survey

Energy Policy ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 94 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yihua Yu ◽  
Jin Guo
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Electricity Saving

Pushed out or pulled in? Participation in non-farm activities in rural China

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuanxiang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Rural China ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Switching Regression ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Income Gap ◽  
Income Differential ◽  
Farm Production ◽  
Commercial Farming ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the determinants of China’s rural households’ non-farm participation. The authors pay special attention to the effect of potential income differential on this participation. Design/methodology/approach The data used in this study come from a household survey conducted in Hubei Province. The authors estimate participation equation and income equation, respectively, then introduce potential income differential simulated in participation equation to examine its effect on non-farm participation. Findings Potential income differential serves as the major pull factor that favors non-farm participation. Education, proximity to a city and specialized commercial farming are crucial in helping rural households to participate in non-farm production; while the land shortage or the labor surplus act as the push factor in non-farm participation. Better quality of land reduces the household’s propensity to participate in non-farm activities. Moreover, the income gap between households that participate in non-farm activities and pure farmers is mainly determined by the differences in household characteristics. Originality/value The authors use the method of “switching regression and structural probit” to examine the impact of potential income differential on non-farm participation, and simulate the response of the participation probability to the change of potential income differential. The authors also analyze the sources of income gap between non-farm and farm households using Oaxaca decomposition.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Community Sports Provision on Social Inclusion and Public Health in Rural China

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 597
Author(s):  
Qiu Chen ◽  
Tianbiao Liu
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Community Sports ◽  
Sanitary Conditions

It is well known that increasing participation in physical activities is not only positive for individual health promotion, but also beneficial for community-level public health by enhancing the individual’s social well-being by facilitating social inclusion. Although the provision of community sports affects participation in physical activities, the magnitude and direction of this effect are still not clear. Under this circumstance, this paper examined the effects of community sports provision on social inclusion and public health using the micro-level data from a household survey conducted in eight provinces of rural China. For the purpose of this paper, the degree of social inclusion was proxied by participation in community sports, while public health was measured by the probability of getting ill for members of each household. The empirical results show that community sports provision was partially effective in promoting inclusion and health in rural areas. Specifically, constructing public sports facilities significantly increases participation in community sports and decreases the risk of getting ill. In contrast, organizing public sports activities increases the opportunity for households to play sports. Nonetheless, it does not promote public health. Equally important is that economic growth (reflected in the increase in income level) may enhance public health through advancing medical technologies and improving sanitary conditions instead of encouraging participation in community sports.

Clean water, sanitation and under-five children diarrhea incidence: Empirical evidence from the South Africa’s General Household Survey

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abiodun Olusola Omotayo ◽  
Kehinde Oluseyi Olagunju ◽  
Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso ◽  
Adebayo Isaiah Ogunniyi ◽  
Olutosin Ademola Otekunrin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
The South ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Under Five Children ◽  
Diarrhea Incidence ◽  
General Household Survey

Digital financial inclusion and vulnerability to poverty: evidence from Chinese rural households

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiuhua Wang ◽  
Yang Fu
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Vulnerability To Poverty

PurposeDigital finance has the transformative power to realise financial inclusion. However, evidence on the relationship between digital finance and poverty reduction remains limited. This study examines the mitigating effects of digital financial inclusion (DFI) on vulnerability to poverty in rural China, explores potential mechanisms at the micro-level, and investigates the external conditions for DFI to validate these effects.Design/methodology/approachRural household data from the China Labour Force Dynamics Survey and the regional DFI index compiled by Peking University are used. The probit and mediation effect models are employed to assess the impacts of the DFI on vulnerability to poverty and explore its mechanisms, with an appropriate instrumental variable to mitigate potential endogeneity.FindingsDFI can mitigate vulnerability to poverty in Chinese rural households. Specifically, both sub-indices – coverage breadth and depth of use – have a significant effect. Further analyses based on the mediation model show that improving agricultural productivity, stimulating entrepreneurial activities and promoting non-agricultural employment are the core mechanisms for alleviating poverty vulnerability. Heterogeneity analysis shows that DFI is pro-poor and benefits those who lack economic opportunities. Moreover, adequate endowment in rural households, such as production and human capital, is an external condition for digital finance to mitigate vulnerability to poverty.Originality/valueThis study is among the first to examine the vulnerability-mitigation effects from the perspective of digital finance development, relying on data from a large-scale, nationwide household survey and the regional DFI index. It also checks for the mechanisms and heterogeneity of the effects, which prove the effects can help balance efficiency and equity.

FINTECH, GROWTH AND INEQUALITY: EVIDENCE FROM CHINA’S HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (supp01) ◽  
pp. 75-93
Author(s):  
XUN ZHANG ◽  
JIAJIA ZHANG ◽  
GUANGHUA WAN ◽  
ZHI LUO
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Rapid Expansion ◽  
Rural Income ◽  
Urban Counterpart ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Household Survey Data ◽  
The Rich

This paper represents an early attempt to investigate the growth and distributional effects of Fintech development, using household survey data from China. China’s rapid expansion of Fintech in the past decade has significantly improved the accessibility and affordability of financial services, particularly for formerly financially excluded population groups. Linking the index of digital financial inclusion with China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) data, we find that Fintech development is positively correlated with household income, and the positive effect is larger for rural households than the urban counterpart, suggesting that Fintech development has helped narrow the urban–rural income gap. Moreover, the poor gain more than the rich from Fintech development in rural China, indicating its benign distributive impacts within rural China.

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