Effect of Taobao village certification on agricultural fertilizers and pesticides usage in China
Employing the Taobao village certification (TVC) as an exogenous policy shock and leveraging balanced panel data at the county level from 2007 to 2021, our multi-period Difference-in-Differences (DID) analysis reveals that the TVC reduces agricultural fertilizers and pesticides usage by 5 % to 10 %....
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| description | Employing the Taobao village certification (TVC) as an exogenous policy shock and leveraging balanced panel data at the county level from 2007 to 2021, our multi-period Difference-in-Differences (DID) analysis reveals that the TVC reduces agricultural fertilizers and pesticides usage by 5 % to 10 %. This environmental benefit primarily stems from facilitating labor transfer and advocating for environmentally sustainable agriculture. Moreover, a more pronounced pollution reduction effect is observed in counties with higher marketisation level and major grain-producing areas. Our paper holds significant practical implications for rural environmental governance and potentially for other agricultural powerhouses where e-commerce is flourishing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a0f643fa6bf04dbda350692f4e2d19672024-12-18T08:52:16ZengElsevierSustainable Futures2666-18882024-12-018100259Effect of Taobao village certification on agricultural fertilizers and pesticides usage in ChinaHuayue Guo0Chao Wang1School of International Trade and Economics, Fujian Business University, Fuzhou, 350012, ChinaEconomics and Management College, China University of Geosciences, Donghu New Technology Development Zone, No. 68 Jincheng Street, 430078, Wuhan, 430074, China; Corresponding author.Employing the Taobao village certification (TVC) as an exogenous policy shock and leveraging balanced panel data at the county level from 2007 to 2021, our multi-period Difference-in-Differences (DID) analysis reveals that the TVC reduces agricultural fertilizers and pesticides usage by 5 % to 10 %. This environmental benefit primarily stems from facilitating labor transfer and advocating for environmentally sustainable agriculture. Moreover, a more pronounced pollution reduction effect is observed in counties with higher marketisation level and major grain-producing areas. Our paper holds significant practical implications for rural environmental governance and potentially for other agricultural powerhouses where e-commerce is flourishing.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666188824001096Digital economyTaobao villageFertilizers and pesticides usageMulti-period DID |
| spellingShingle | Huayue Guo Chao Wang Effect of Taobao village certification on agricultural fertilizers and pesticides usage in China Sustainable Futures Digital economy Taobao village Fertilizers and pesticides usage Multi-period DID |
| title | Effect of Taobao village certification on agricultural fertilizers and pesticides usage in China |
| title_full | Effect of Taobao village certification on agricultural fertilizers and pesticides usage in China |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Taobao village certification on agricultural fertilizers and pesticides usage in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Taobao village certification on agricultural fertilizers and pesticides usage in China |
| title_short | Effect of Taobao village certification on agricultural fertilizers and pesticides usage in China |
| title_sort | effect of taobao village certification on agricultural fertilizers and pesticides usage in china |
| topic | Digital economy Taobao village Fertilizers and pesticides usage Multi-period DID |
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