China introduced the National Rural E-commerce Comprehensive Demonstration(NREC)policy against the backdrop of regional disparities in digital development and entrepreneurial activity.This place-based policy promoted ...China introduced the National Rural E-commerce Comprehensive Demonstration(NREC)policy against the backdrop of regional disparities in digital development and entrepreneurial activity.This place-based policy promoted e-commerce development through a county—township-village logistics and service system,with the aim of stimulating local entrepreneurship.Exploiting the NREC as a quasi-natural experiment,this study examined its effects on the quantity and quality of entrepreneurship at both the county and household levels.The results show that the NREC significantly increased the number of startups at the county level and raised households'business income and household employment.Suggestive evidence indicated that improved market access,enhanced digital skills,and eased credit constraints contributed to these effects.However,limited evidence was found for improvements in longterm firm survival or enterprise upgrading.Overall,the findings provide new evidence on the entrepreneurial impacts of place-based e-commerce policies,with implications for developing economies.展开更多
This study examines the impact of the digital revolution on the job quality of workers with a specific focus on those at the lowest end of the spectrum in China's domestic labor market. Leveraging exogenous timing...This study examines the impact of the digital revolution on the job quality of workers with a specific focus on those at the lowest end of the spectrum in China's domestic labor market. Leveraging exogenous timing variations that result from the implementation of the Broadband China Program across different cities, it provides quasi-experimental evidence concerning the effects of the digital revolution on the job quality of lower class workers, particularly rural–urban migrant workers. Using data from China Migrants Dynamic Survey, this study reveals that migrants' comprehensive job quality index increased by 0.0138 (5.33 percent), and its component indices experienced positive effects after the Broadband China Program was implemented. This study also investigates heterogeneous policy treatment effects among workers with diverse demographic and occupational characteristics. Underlying mechanisms are considered, including positive macroeconomic shocks, increased social interactions, and Internet use. In particular, migrants' attitudes toward local settlement became more positive, suggesting that the positive effects of the digital revolution on livelihood lasted for some time. Taking China as an example, this study contributes valuable empirical evidence of how the digital revolution can affect lower class workers' employment or living conditions in a developing country. Related policy implications are also considered.展开更多
基金support from the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF(No.GZC20252437)the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China(No.2025M783726)the Guangxi Philosophy and Social Science Project(No.25JYF178).
文摘China introduced the National Rural E-commerce Comprehensive Demonstration(NREC)policy against the backdrop of regional disparities in digital development and entrepreneurial activity.This place-based policy promoted e-commerce development through a county—township-village logistics and service system,with the aim of stimulating local entrepreneurship.Exploiting the NREC as a quasi-natural experiment,this study examined its effects on the quantity and quality of entrepreneurship at both the county and household levels.The results show that the NREC significantly increased the number of startups at the county level and raised households'business income and household employment.Suggestive evidence indicated that improved market access,enhanced digital skills,and eased credit constraints contributed to these effects.However,limited evidence was found for improvements in longterm firm survival or enterprise upgrading.Overall,the findings provide new evidence on the entrepreneurial impacts of place-based e-commerce policies,with implications for developing economies.
基金This research was supported financially by the National Social Science Foundation of China(No.19BGL256).
文摘This study examines the impact of the digital revolution on the job quality of workers with a specific focus on those at the lowest end of the spectrum in China's domestic labor market. Leveraging exogenous timing variations that result from the implementation of the Broadband China Program across different cities, it provides quasi-experimental evidence concerning the effects of the digital revolution on the job quality of lower class workers, particularly rural–urban migrant workers. Using data from China Migrants Dynamic Survey, this study reveals that migrants' comprehensive job quality index increased by 0.0138 (5.33 percent), and its component indices experienced positive effects after the Broadband China Program was implemented. This study also investigates heterogeneous policy treatment effects among workers with diverse demographic and occupational characteristics. Underlying mechanisms are considered, including positive macroeconomic shocks, increased social interactions, and Internet use. In particular, migrants' attitudes toward local settlement became more positive, suggesting that the positive effects of the digital revolution on livelihood lasted for some time. Taking China as an example, this study contributes valuable empirical evidence of how the digital revolution can affect lower class workers' employment or living conditions in a developing country. Related policy implications are also considered.
