Factor Market Distortions and Rural Information Inequality: Based on Empirical Analysis

Yongqi Zhang, Jingzhi Cao

2022

Abstract

Based on the 2018 China Household Tracking Survey data, the impact of factor market distortions on rural information inequality is examined in conjunction with macro data at the regional level. The research findings indicated that factor market distortions significantly increased rural information inequality based on indicators of the breadth and intensity of Internet use. Heterogeneity analysis shows that labor factor market distortions have a more significant impact. Introducing the e-commerce index as an indicator of information depth, the study finds that the contribution of factor market distortions to rural information inequality still holds, and this positive effect is more pronounced for the pioneer provinces. Heterogeneity analysis shows that focusing on capital factor market distortions has a stronger debilitating effect on alleviating rural information inequality. The above findings suggest that, in the context of the national implementation of the digital rural development strategy to inject new momentum into the successful implementation of the rural revitalisation strategy, the government should focus on different types of market distortions in addition to correcting the overall distortions in factor markets. Only by doing so can the “digital divide” in rural China be effectively broken.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Zhang Y. and Cao J. (2022). Factor Market Distortions and Rural Information Inequality: Based on Empirical Analysis. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Big Data Economy and Digital Management - Volume 1: BDEDM, ISBN 978-989-758-593-7, pages 702-713. DOI: 10.5220/0011232100003440

in Bibtex Style

@conference{bdedm22,
author={Yongqi Zhang and Jingzhi Cao},
title={Factor Market Distortions and Rural Information Inequality: Based on Empirical Analysis},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Big Data Economy and Digital Management - Volume 1: BDEDM,},
year={2022},
pages={702-713},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011232100003440},
isbn={978-989-758-593-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Big Data Economy and Digital Management - Volume 1: BDEDM,
TI - Factor Market Distortions and Rural Information Inequality: Based on Empirical Analysis
SN - 978-989-758-593-7
AU - Zhang Y.
AU - Cao J.
PY - 2022
SP - 702
EP - 713
DO - 10.5220/0011232100003440