Does the cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zones policy affect the urban–rural income gap in China?

IF 0.9 4区经济学 Q3 ECONOMICS

American Journal of Economics and Sociology Pub Date : 2024-06-10 DOI:10.1111/ajes.12593

Bing He, Da Xu, Guoqi Nan, Xiaoyu Zhang, Xiuxiu Yu

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Abstract

With the development of Internet technology and modern supply chains, cross-border e-commerce (CBEC) has become one of the most important forms of international trade. The impact of this new mode of trade on economic growth and income disparity is worthy of further examination. This study treats the CBEC pilot zone policy as a quasi-natural experiment, using the difference-in-differences approach to examine its impact on the urban–rural income gap. The findings showed that: (1) This policy significantly widened the urban–rural income gap; (2) innovation, entrepreneurship, and export are important paths toward expanding the impact of the CBEC pilot policy on the income gap, but the digital environment suppresses these expanding paths; and (3) the impact of this policy on the income gap shows distinct regional heterogeneity. This study provides several recommendations on how to promote balanced incomes.

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跨境电商综合试验区政策是否影响中国城乡收入差距？

随着互联网技术和现代供应链的发展，跨境电子商务（CBEC）已成为最重要的国际贸易形式之一。这种新型贸易模式对经济增长和收入差距的影响值得进一步研究。本研究将 CBEC 试验区政策视为一个准自然实验，采用差分法研究其对城乡收入差距的影响。研究结果表明(1）该政策明显扩大了城乡收入差距；（2）创新、创业和出口是扩大 CBEC 试验区政策对收入差距影响的重要途径，但数字环境抑制了这些扩大途径；（3）该政策对收入差距的影响具有明显的区域异质性。本研究就如何促进均衡收入提出了若干建议。

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American Journal of Economics and Sociology Multiple-

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1.90

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12.50%

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