Does Internet development affect urban-rural income gap in China? An empirical investigation at provincial level

2021 ◽  
pp. 026666692110354
Author(s):  
Meiling Wang ◽  
Zihui Yin ◽  
Silu Pang ◽  
Zilian Li
Keyword(s):  
Central Region ◽  
Trade Openness ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Income Gap ◽  
Provincial Level ◽  
Rural Income ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
The Government ◽  
Internet Development ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to examine the impact of Internet development on the urban-rural income gap in China. By using a provincial level panel dataset comprising 31 of China’s provinces, it analyzes and compares the effects of the eastern, central, and western regions over the period of 2005–2016. The results show that Internet development aggravates the gap in the central region much more than that in the eastern and western regions. The trade openness expands the urban-rural income gap only in the eastern region. Urbanization reduces the urban-rural income gap in the western region more than that in the eastern and central regions. Additionally, the regional economic development level also reduces the urban-rural income gap in central region more than that in the eastern region. FDI reduces the urban-rural income gap only in the central region. Additionally, while the urban-rural income gap can widen further by Internet development with trade openness, it can be decreased if Internet development is combined with FDI and urbanization. To reduce urban-rural income gap, the government should accelerate the construction of Internet according to regional differences.

scholarly journals Does Fertilizer Use Intensity Respond to the Urban-Rural Income Gap? Evidence from a Dynamic Panel-Data Analysis in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 430
Author(s):  
Chao Zhang ◽  
Ruifa Hu
Keyword(s):  
Generalized Method Of Moments ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Theil Index ◽  
Fertilizer Use ◽  
Income Gap ◽  
Provincial Level ◽  
Rural Income ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to investigate the impact of the urban-rural income gap on fertilizer use intensity in China. A theoretical analysis of the relationship among per capita rural income, the urban-rural income gap, and fertilizer use intensity is developed, which is similar to the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis. Both the Theil index and urban-rural income ratio are employed to measure the urban-rural income gap using a provincial-level panel dataset covering 25 provincial-level administrative regions over the period 1995–2017. The estimation results of the system Generalized Method of Moments show that the expansion of the urban-rural income gap significantly increases fertilizer use intensity. While an inverted U-shaped relationship exists between fertilizer use intensity and per capita rural income, the peak turning point is much higher than the actual per capita rural income of all provinces in China. This demonstrates that fertilizer use intensity would further increase with the growth of rural income over a period of time. In addition, a lower growth rate of the agricultural product price, larger total sown size, and technological progress are likely to reduce fertilizer use intensity. This study has several important policy implications for promoting the sustainable development of agriculture and rural areas in China. Specifically, efforts must be made to narrow the urban-rural income gap, encourage agricultural research and extension, and promote land conversion and appropriately scaled-up agricultural business.

scholarly journals Can Digital Inclusive Finance Narrow the Chinese Urban–Rural Income Gap? The Perspective of the Regional Urban–Rural Income Structure

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6427
Author(s):  
Naishu Yu ◽  
Yanzhe Wang
Keyword(s):  
Western China ◽  
Rural Residents ◽  
Income Gap ◽  
Rural Income ◽  
Urban And Rural Residents ◽  
Property Income ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Transfer Income ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Wage Income

This paper empirically studies the impact of digital inclusive finance on the income structure of urban and rural residents in eastern, central, and western China. The results show that, first, digital inclusive finance is beneficial to narrowing the urban–rural per capita disposable income gap that has a disequilibrium effect among regions. Second, narrowing the wage income, property income, and transfer income gaps is beneficial but has little effect on the net operating income gap between urban and rural residents. Third, narrowing the wage income, property income, and transfer income gaps reduces the total income gap, and the wage income gap has the strongest intermediary force. In the end, the paper puts forward corresponding countermeasures for the development of digital inclusive finance to narrow each of these income gaps in different regions of China.

scholarly journals Exploring the impact of narrowing urban-rural income gap on carbon emission reduction and pollution control

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. e0259390
Author(s):  
Lujing Wang ◽  
Ming Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Pollution Control ◽  
Emission Reduction ◽  
Carbon Emission ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Ecological Civilization ◽  
Carbon Emission Reduction ◽  
Income Gap ◽  
Rural Income ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
The Impact

Over the past four decades, China have experienced rapid economic growth but also a widening urban-rural income gap and deteriorating air quality. Based on the panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2006 to 2017, this paper investigates the effect of narrowing the urban-rural income gap on carbon emission reduction and pollution control by using OLS method. The empirical results indicate that: the narrowing of the urban-rural income gap has a positive impact on pollution control, while there are regional differences in the impact on carbon emission reduction. In the perspective of the whole country and central and western regions, the narrowing of the urban-rural income gap is conducive to carbon emission reduction. However, the narrowing of the urban-rural income gap increases carbon emissions in the eastern regions where economic development is at high level. This paper provides a theoretical basis and policy reference for promoting urban-rural integration and construction of ecological civilization.

scholarly journals Spatial Effects of Domestic Tourism on Urban-Rural Income Inequality

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 9394
Author(s):  
Zhixin Zeng ◽  
Xiaojun Wang
Keyword(s):  
Income Inequality ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Spillover Effect ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Spatial Effects ◽  
Rural Income ◽  
Domestic Tourism ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Tourism Revenue

Although much of the recent research has explored the relationship between domestic tourism and income inequality among regions, provinces, and cities, few studies have examined the impact of domestic tourism on income inequality between urban and rural areas within a region. This paper uses a panel dataset covering China’s 31 provinces for 21 years to investigate the spatial spillover effect of domestic tourism on urban-rural income inequality. An increase in domestic tourism revenue in neighboring provinces leads to a reduction in the local province’s urban-rural income inequality. Innovatively, we decompose domestic tourism revenue and consider the circumstances in different provinces. An increase in the number of neighboring provinces’ domestic tourists’ arrival decreases the local province’s urban-rural income inequality in western provinces but increases the inequality in eastern provinces; the effect is insignificant in central provinces. In order to improve urban-rural income inequality by attracting domestic tourists, this study suggests a collaborative strategy for the western region, a low-priority strategy for the central region, and a mitigation strategy for the eastern region.

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