Internet use, natural resource extraction and poverty reduction in rural Thailand

Nguyen, Trung Thành; Nguyen, Thanh‐Tung; Grote, Ulrike

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2022.107417

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“…Thus, it is important to facilitate female migrantsʼ participation in the complete bundle of online market activities to improve their welfare. Our findings are consistent with several previous studies (Bailur & Masiero, 2017; Chen et al., 2020; Galperin & Fernanda Viecens, 2017; Nguyen et al., 2022) that internet use improves the welfare and reduces the poverty of its users. However, our findings differ from these studies in that the effect is dependent on the extent of participation.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…Nguyen et al. (2022) demonstrate a nonlinearity in the effect of age on internet use. Briggeman and Whitacre (2010) show that higher income is positively associated with a higher probability of using the internet.…”

Section: Conceptual Framework and Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Others find a significant but negative income effect as labour productivity is negatively affected by adjustment costs related to learning and the relocation of labour and other activities. In addition, internet diffusion tends to benefit more people with high education levels, consequently, exacerbating income inequality (Nguyen et al., 2022).…”

Section: Conceptual Framework and Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Female rural–urban migrants and online marketplaces in emerging economies: Evidence from Thailand and Vietnam

Nguyen

Hung

2022

Asia & Pacific Policy Stud

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This research aimed to examine the factors affecting the participation of female rural–urban migrants in online marketplaces, and the welfare gains and their distribution. Our analysis was based on a unique dataset of rural households, villages, and rural–urban migrants in Thailand and Vietnam. Online market participation is classified into three activities: financial transactions, trading, and business. We accounted for the endogeneity issue of online market participation in the assessment of welfare impact by using an instrumental variable approach. Our results show that participation has a positive effect on the consumption of female migrants only when they participate in the complete bundle of online market activities. In addition, we find that the poor benefit insignificantly from online marketplaces. This raises a concern about increasing welfare inequality and suggests the poor should be supported so they are not left behind.

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confidence: 93%

Section: Conceptual Framework and Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Conceptual Framework and Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Female rural–urban migrants and online marketplaces in emerging economies: Evidence from Thailand and Vietnam

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Hung

2022

Asia & Pacific Policy Stud

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“…Chang and Just (2009) find that age is positively correlated with the probability of using the internet, whereas Lera-López, Billon, and Gil (2011) show that the probability of internet use decreases when age increases. Nguyen, Nguyen, and Grote (2022) demonstrate a nonlinearity in the effect of age on internet use. Briggeman and Whitacre (2010) show that higher income is positively associated with a higher probability of using the internet.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 88%

“…Some other authors find a significant but negative income effect of internet use as labor productivity is negatively affected by adjustment costs related to learning and the relocation of labor and other activities. In addition, internet diffusion tends to benefit more people with high education levels, consequently exacerbating income inequality (Nguyen, Nguyen, and Grote 2022).…”

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Female Rural–Urban Migrants and Online Marketplaces in Emerging Economies: Evidence from Thailand and Viet Nam

Nguyễn¹,

Manh²

2022

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This research aimed to examine the factors affecting the participation of female rural-urban migrants in online marketplaces, and the welfare gains and their distribution from their participation. Our analysis was based on a unique data set of rural households, villages, and rural-urban migrants in Thailand and Viet Nam. Online market participation is classified into three activities: financial transaction; trading; and business. We accounted for the endogeneity issue of online market participation in welfare impact assessment by using an instrumental variable approach. Our results show that the participation has a positive effect on the consumption of female migrants only when they participate in the complete bundle of online market activities. In addition, we also find that the poor benefit insignificantly from online marketplaces. This raises a concern regarding increasing welfare inequality and suggests that the poor should be supported in order not to be left behind.

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Does urban–rural integration reduce rural poverty?

Niu,

2024

Agribusiness

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Rural poverty reduction is a challenge worldwide. Urban–rural integration is not only the result of urban and rural development but also the cause of poverty alleviation. Few studies, however, have used empirical methods to examine the social impact of urban–rural integration. Against the Chinese background, this study adopts an empirical method to analyze the impact of urban–rural integration on rural poverty reduction at the micro level. The study finds that urban–rural integration can reduce rural households' absolute poverty and relative income poverty. The main channel is the access of rural households to medical services. However, there is regional heterogeneity and household heterogeneity. Urban–rural integration cannot reduce rural household poverty for the western regions with backward economies. Household heads' age, health and job will impact the effect of urban–rural integration on reducing rural household poverty. Urban–rural integration and poverty alleviation development work should pay more attention to access to resources and services and adopt differentiated policies for different regions. [EconLit Citations: R1]

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Internet use, natural resource extraction and poverty reduction in rural Thailand

Cited by 40 publications

References 47 publications

Female rural–urban migrants and online marketplaces in emerging economies: Evidence from Thailand and Vietnam

Female rural–urban migrants and online marketplaces in emerging economies: Evidence from Thailand and Vietnam

Female Rural–Urban Migrants and Online Marketplaces in Emerging Economies: Evidence from Thailand and Viet Nam

Does urban–rural integration reduce rural poverty?

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