Can agricultural mechanization services narrow the income gap in rural China?
This paper examines the impact of agricultural mechanization services (AMS) on rural household income and income gap, utilizing the recentered influence function regression method and publicly available data collected through the China Labor-force Dynamics Survey. The results of this study shed ligh...
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| author | Xiance Sang Xiaofeng Luo Amar Razzaq Yanzhong Huang Sahar Erfanian |
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| description | This paper examines the impact of agricultural mechanization services (AMS) on rural household income and income gap, utilizing the recentered influence function regression method and publicly available data collected through the China Labor-force Dynamics Survey. The results of this study shed light on various impacts of AMS. First, agricultural mechanization services can significantly increase rural household income, but there is heterogeneity in the impact on rural household income in different quantiles. The effect of income growth on medium-income and low-income groups is greater. Second, agricultural mechanization services help to narrow the income gap between rural households and alleviate income inequality in rural areas. Third, the effect of agricultural mechanization services on reducing the income gap between rural households in the eastern and western regions is significantly stronger than that in the central region. Finally, further analysis based on income source structure reveals that agricultural mechanization services can significantly reduce the non-agricultural income gap of rural households, but the impact on the agricultural income gap is negligible. Our findings highlight the importance of government's efforts in promoting the development of agricultural mechanization service market in order to improve the income inequality in rural areas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-56b06f625a4d4e2f84f18d610ae4bedc2023-03-02T05:01:14ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402023-02-0192e13367Can agricultural mechanization services narrow the income gap in rural China?Xiance Sang0Xiaofeng Luo1Amar Razzaq2Yanzhong Huang3Sahar Erfanian4College of Economics and Management, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, ChinaCollege of Economics and Management, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China; Corresponding author.Business School, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang, China; Corresponding author.College of Law and Business, Wuhan Institute of Technology University, Wuhan, ChinaBusiness School, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang, ChinaThis paper examines the impact of agricultural mechanization services (AMS) on rural household income and income gap, utilizing the recentered influence function regression method and publicly available data collected through the China Labor-force Dynamics Survey. The results of this study shed light on various impacts of AMS. First, agricultural mechanization services can significantly increase rural household income, but there is heterogeneity in the impact on rural household income in different quantiles. The effect of income growth on medium-income and low-income groups is greater. Second, agricultural mechanization services help to narrow the income gap between rural households and alleviate income inequality in rural areas. Third, the effect of agricultural mechanization services on reducing the income gap between rural households in the eastern and western regions is significantly stronger than that in the central region. Finally, further analysis based on income source structure reveals that agricultural mechanization services can significantly reduce the non-agricultural income gap of rural households, but the impact on the agricultural income gap is negligible. Our findings highlight the importance of government's efforts in promoting the development of agricultural mechanization service market in order to improve the income inequality in rural areas.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023005741Agricultural mechanization servicesRural household incomeIncome gapRecentered influence functionChina |
| spellingShingle | Xiance Sang Xiaofeng Luo Amar Razzaq Yanzhong Huang Sahar Erfanian Can agricultural mechanization services narrow the income gap in rural China? Heliyon Agricultural mechanization services Rural household income Income gap Recentered influence function China |
| title | Can agricultural mechanization services narrow the income gap in rural China? |
| title_full | Can agricultural mechanization services narrow the income gap in rural China? |
| title_fullStr | Can agricultural mechanization services narrow the income gap in rural China? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can agricultural mechanization services narrow the income gap in rural China? |
| title_short | Can agricultural mechanization services narrow the income gap in rural China? |
| title_sort | can agricultural mechanization services narrow the income gap in rural china |
| topic | Agricultural mechanization services Rural household income Income gap Recentered influence function China |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023005741 |
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