Rural e-commerce and county economic development in China
With the proliferation of information and communication technology in rural areas, rural e‐commerce has gradually become a new economic phenomenon in China. Using the national rural e‐commerce comprehensive demonstration policy as a quasi‐natural experiment, this study examines the causal linkage be...
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| author | Qin, Qiuxia Guo, Hongdong Shi, Xinjie Chen, Kevin Z. |
| author_browse | Chen, Kevin Z. Guo, Hongdong Qin, Qiuxia Shi, Xinjie |
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| description | With the proliferation of information and communication technology in rural areas, rural e‐commerce has gradually become a new economic phenomenon in China. Using the national rural e‐commerce comprehensive demonstration policy as a quasi‐natural experiment, this study examines the causal linkage between rural e‐commerce and county‐level economic development in China. Its findings, which draw on county‐level panel data from 2011 to 2018, indicate that the policy had a positive effect on the county‐level economy in China, resulting in an overall increase in county GDP by 3.5 percent (0.7 percent annually). Our analysis further shows that the impact of the policy differed along the region and human capital dimensions. Further analysis reveals that industrial structure and nonagricultural employment were the main channels for the policy to exert a county‐level economic impact. Infrastructure improvement in China also plays an important role. The findings emphasize the importance of advancing e‐commerce in rural areas to stimulate county‐level economic development. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1552382025-10-26T13:01:22Z Rural e-commerce and county economic development in China Qin, Qiuxia Guo, Hongdong Shi, Xinjie Chen, Kevin Z. rural economics electronic commerce economic development Information and Communication Technologies employment infrastructure With the proliferation of information and communication technology in rural areas, rural e‐commerce has gradually become a new economic phenomenon in China. Using the national rural e‐commerce comprehensive demonstration policy as a quasi‐natural experiment, this study examines the causal linkage between rural e‐commerce and county‐level economic development in China. Its findings, which draw on county‐level panel data from 2011 to 2018, indicate that the policy had a positive effect on the county‐level economy in China, resulting in an overall increase in county GDP by 3.5 percent (0.7 percent annually). Our analysis further shows that the impact of the policy differed along the region and human capital dimensions. Further analysis reveals that industrial structure and nonagricultural employment were the main channels for the policy to exert a county‐level economic impact. Infrastructure improvement in China also plays an important role. The findings emphasize the importance of advancing e‐commerce in rural areas to stimulate county‐level economic development. 2023-09 2024-10-07T16:55:23Z 2024-10-07T16:55:23Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155238 en Limited Access Wiley Qin, Qiuxia; Guo, Hongdong; Shi, Xinjie; and Chen, Kevin. 2023. Rural e-commerce and county economic development in China. China & World Economy 31(5): 26-60. https://doi.org/10.1111/cwe.12501 |
| spellingShingle | rural economics electronic commerce economic development Information and Communication Technologies employment infrastructure Qin, Qiuxia Guo, Hongdong Shi, Xinjie Chen, Kevin Z. Rural e-commerce and county economic development in China |
| title | Rural e-commerce and county economic development in China |
| title_full | Rural e-commerce and county economic development in China |
| title_fullStr | Rural e-commerce and county economic development in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rural e-commerce and county economic development in China |
| title_short | Rural e-commerce and county economic development in China |
| title_sort | rural e commerce and county economic development in china |
| topic | rural economics electronic commerce economic development Information and Communication Technologies employment infrastructure |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155238 |
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