Internet penetration and consumption inequality in China

Shu, Zhang; Feng, Lu; Xiao, Jing Jian

doi:10.1111/ijcs.12575

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“…For example, focusing on transaction cost, Fan et al (2018) measured city-level welfare gains across cities by mainly using oneyear transaction data from an online platform in China. However, Zhang et al (2020) examined the impact of internet penetration on county-level consumption inequality by using household panel data. Couture et al (2021) only considered the e-commerce gains of rural households.…”

Section: E-commerce and Consumption Inequalitymentioning

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E‐commerce and Consumption Inequality in China

Jiang,

Zeng,

Shi

2023

China and World Economy

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Consumption inequality may impede economic development and hinder the achievement of common prosperity. Using three waves of the China Family Panel Studies from 2014 to 2018, this paper investigated the impact of e‐commerce on consumption inequality, as measured by the Kakwani index. The results indicate that e‐commerce can reduce household consumption inequality. A mechanism analysis shows that e‐commerce can narrow household income inequality, increase the purchasing power of low‐income households, and promote the consumption of households with limited access to offline markets, thereby reducing the consumption gap. A heterogeneity analysis suggests that the positive role of e‐commerce in reducing consumption inequality can be more significant among vulnerable households, such as households with elderly members and less‐educated households. E‐commerce can have varying impacts on consumption inequality across different subcategories of household expenditure, with the greatest impact seen in entertainment and education expenditure. These findings provide new evidence for the role of e‐commerce in reducing consumption inequality in the digital economy, and the implications of this are discussed.

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Section: E-commerce and Consumption Inequalitymentioning

confidence: 99%

E‐commerce and Consumption Inequality in China

Jiang,

Zeng,

Shi

2023

China and World Economy

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“…Internet-based e-commerce services have changed the price, variety, and quality of goods, saving consumers a lot of time and money in searching for information about goods and increasing the range of goods available, thus stimulating the growth of consumption. Second, the digital economy facilitates the matching of the supply and demand sides through the platform economy, and reduces the price of goods by reducing the links in the distribution of goods, thus providing equal access to online products for remote and poor people [30]. Since the prices of online goods and services are very competitive, online shopping saves residents' money and reduces transaction costs, thus making it easier and faster for them to consume [29].…”

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The Impact of Digital Economy Development on Residents' Consumption

Huang

Lin

2023

AEMPS

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In recent years, the digital economys development has affected all aspects of society, of which residential consumption is a very important part. Currently, domestic research of the digital economy on consumption is on the rise, but most of the current research is theoretical analysis, lacking empirical results and related impact mechanisms. Based on the data of China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) in 2010 and 2014, this paper uses the "Broadband China" strategy released in 2013 as a natural experiment of the digital economy, and applies the difference-in-difference (DID) method to estimate the digital economys impact on the consumption of residents. The study finds that the development of the digital economy has a significant positive effect on residents' consumption, mainly through three paths: social capital, human capital and income effect. The examination of heterogeneity reveals that the central region, urban residents, the middle and high education level, and the middle income group are the main beneficiaries of the digital economy's promotion of consumption, and the further study finds that the digital economys impact on residents' consumption is concentrated on subsistence consumption.

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“…Como parte de la sociedad de la información, el uso intensivo de tecnología y dispositivos electrónicos ha exacerbado las diferencias entre las redes digitales y los usuarios que tienen acceso (Kleine, 2009;Mayor-Ríos et al, 2019). La brecha digital entre generaciones e incluso entre usuarios hace necesario conciliar intereses, necesidades y expectativas, así como habilidades y conocimientos de acuerdo con las oportunidades y capacidades, demandas y recursos locales disponibles para los requerimientos del mercado internacional (Wamuyu, 2017;Zhang et al, 2020). El sistema en el que se resuelven estas diferencias es la gobernanza, y el instrumento por el que se ponderan las asimetrías y similitudes se conoce como agenda pública, aunque en el ámbito tecnológico se conoce como ecosistema digital.…”

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Diseño y evaluación de un instrumento para medir el uso de internet en la era COVID-19

Lirios

Aguayo

2021

Rev. CEA

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En el marco de la pandemia ocasionada por el nuevo coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 y la enfermedad COVID-19, las políticas de contención y mitigación de la pandemia consisten en el confinamiento y el distanciamiento social. En esa estrategia, el uso de Internet ha sido fundamental para el trabajo a distancia, aunque la medición de la actividad internauta apenas está en etapa de estudio. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue el diseño y validación de un instrumento para medir el uso de Internet en la era COVID-19. Para ello se aplicó una encuesta a 253 estudiantes de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México. Inicialmente, para verificar la validez de contenido de los ítems considerados en la encuesta, se realizó un análisis Delphi, y para verificar la validez de los constructos, se procedió con el cálculo de estadísticos como Alfa de Cronbach, KMO, ji-cuadrado, entre otros. Finalmente, se dio paso con un análisis factorial confirmatorio para corroborar las ocho dimensiones identificadas previamente en la literatura: selectividad, compatibilidad, computabilidad, accesibilidad, extensionalidad, acumulatividad, ansiedad y adicción, las cuales logran explicar el 59 % de la varianza total expuesta. Aunque estos hallazgos solo se aplican a la muestra, los resultados obtenidos en el presente trabajo proporcionan evidencias acerca de las propiedades psicométricas del instrumento y sigue abriendo paso para el contraste en otros escenarios y con otras muestras de estudio.

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Internet penetration and consumption inequality in China

Cited by 38 publications

References 47 publications

E‐commerce and Consumption Inequality in China

E‐commerce and Consumption Inequality in China

The Impact of Digital Economy Development on Residents' Consumption

Diseño y evaluación de un instrumento para medir el uso de internet en la era COVID-19

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