Can the development of rural E-commerce narrow the urban-rural income gap? Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in national comprehensive demonstration counties for E-commerce

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 BUSINESS, FINANCE

Finance Research Letters Pub Date : 2025-08-18 DOI:10.1016/j.frl.2025.108216

Yajuan Su, Ruiying Ren

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Abstract

With the rapid development of the digital economy, rural e-commerce has become a key driver for agricultural transformation and narrowing the urban-rural income gap. Using the "Comprehensive Demonstration Counties for E-commerce into Rural Areas" policy as a quasi-natural experiment and panel data from 2008–2023, this study employs a two-way fixed effects model to analyze the impact mechanism of rural e-commerce on urban-rural income disparities. Results show that rural e-commerce significantly reduces the income gap, with internet application levels acting as a partial mediator, and stronger effects observed in regions with higher fixed asset investment.

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农村电子商务的发展能否缩小城乡收入差距？来自全国电子商务综合示范县的准自然实验证据

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Finance Research Letters BUSINESS, FINANCE-

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11.10

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863

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