湖畔问道·兴竹论坛|Bridging or widening? The impact of the Broadband China policy on urban-rural income inequality

发布时间:2026-01-22浏览次数:10

讲座题目

Bridging or widening? The impact of the Broadband China policy  on urban-rural income inequality

主讲人

(单位)

何兵

(江苏海洋大学)

主持人

(单位)

冯伟

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点评人

(单位)

陈丰龙

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讲座时间

2026年1月27日上午10点

讲座地点

经管楼A208

主讲人简介

何兵,广岛大学经济学博士,江苏海洋大学副教授、硕士生导师,在American Journal of Economics and Sociology、Humanities and Social Sciences Communications、Systems、Applied Economic Letters、Regional Studies in Marine Science及西部论坛等刊物发表论文30余篇,其中ESI全球Top1%高被引论文5篇。现担任 Humanities and Social Sciences Communications、Journal of East European Management Studies、Journal of Public Affairs及江南大学学报(人文社科版)等十余本期刊副主编或青年编委。近三年,为Economica、Economic Modelling、Telecommunication Policy、Sustainable Development、Growth and Change、Psychology & Marketing、Energy Economics、World Economy等50余本SSCI/SCI期刊审稿300余篇。

讲座内容摘要

As a national strategy, the Broadband China (BC) policy aims to facilitate the rapid development of Internet infrastructure, particularly in rural areas. Utilizing data from 245 Chinese cities from 2011 to 2021, this study employed the multi-period difference in difference (DID) approach to investigate the influence of BC policy on the urban-rural income gap. The findings indicated that the BC policy has widened the income gap, which is also robust after several tests. As a result of location-specific conditions, there is regional heterogeneity in this effect. Meanwhile, innovation, entrepreneurship, digital inclusive finance, and information industry development are essential mechanisms through which BC policy influences the income gap. Furthermore, some other policies have effectively mitigated the widening impact. In the end, this paper suggests that policy implementation should consider the level of local development and the synergistic impact of implementing multiple policies.