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Will advances in digital technology reduce the rural-urban income gap?

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  • Xiaoshu Sun
  • Xianming Kuang

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The booming development of digital technology has promoted economic growth and a new round of growth in the income levels of residents. However, the uneven development of digital technology and the existence of the digital divide have led to the fact that urban and rural residents do not enjoy the dividends of income growth brought by digital technology equally. This paper analyzes the relationship between digital technology and the urban-rural income gap and finds that the development of digital technology will narrow the urban-rural income gap, but it shows a non-linear "inverted U-shaped" trend. At the same time, the current level of digital technology is still low and has not yet crossed the inflection point of the "inverted U-shaped" curve. With the continued development of digital technology at its current level, the urban-rural income gap will further widen.

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  • Xiaoshu Sun & Xianming Kuang, 2023. "Will advances in digital technology reduce the rural-urban income gap?," Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(3), pages 2194954-219, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:reroxx:v:36:y:2023:i:3:p:2194954
    DOI: 10.1080/1331677X.2023.2194954
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