Rural e-commerce and county economic development in China

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dc.creatorQin, Qiuxia
dc.creatorGuo, Hongdong
dc.creatorShi, Xinjie
dc.creatorChen, Kevin Z.
dc.date2023-09
dc.date2024-10-07T16:55:23Z
dc.date2024-10-07T16:55:23Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:44:12Z
dc.descriptionWith 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.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/155238
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/113180
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceQin, 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
dc.subjectrural economics
dc.subjectelectronic commerce
dc.subjecteconomic development
dc.subjectInformation and Communication Technologies
dc.subjectemployment
dc.subjectinfrastructure
dc.titleRural e-commerce and county economic development in China
dc.typeJournal Article

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