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ECIN Replication Package for "Government-led E-commerce Expansion Project and Rural Household Income: Evidence and Mechanisms"

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Shiyi Chen, Fudan University; Wanlin Liu, University of International Business and Economics; Hong Song, Fudan University; Qing Zhang, Fudan University

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  RECD 05/13/2023 10:40:AM

Project Citation: 

Chen, Shiyi , Liu, Wanlin, Song, Hong, and Zhang, Qing. ECIN Replication Package for “Government-led E-commerce Expansion Project and Rural Household Income: Evidence and Mechanisms.” Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2023-05-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/E191541V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary This paper examines the impacts of a government-led e-commerce expansion project on household income. We find that the project has led to increases in rural household income. The positive impacts are more prominent for lower-income rural households. The income-increasing effects are driven by the reduction in information search costs and transportation costs. The provision of complementary interventions for e-commerce, such as promoting the internet-related skills of farmers and the expansion of formal financial credit support are also important for the program’s success. The results provide policy implications for the design and implementation of government-led e-commerce policies in developing economies.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      H54 National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: Infrastructures; Other Public Investment and Capital Stock
      O20 Development Planning and Policy: General
      R20 Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Household Analysis: General
Manuscript Number:  View help for Manuscript Number ECIN-Nov-2022-0511.R1


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