Impact of Technological Progress on Urban-Rural Income Gap: A Test Based on Interprovincial Panel Data Dynamic Spatial Econometric Model
SUN Yue1, ZHAO Qing2, 3
1. College of Marxism, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Dalian, Liaoning, 116025; 2. Dalian College of Business Executives, Dalian, Liaoning 116086; 3. Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200230
Abstract:In theory, technological progress has a “double-edged sword effect” on the income gap between urban and rural areas. On one hand, technological progress can promote fair development, promote economic equity, and guarantee distributive justice. On the other, due to uneven distribution of scientific and technological resources resulting from China’s “urban-rural dual structure”, the more developed technology is, the more likely it is to increase the urban-rural income gap. The dynamic spatial lag model and dynamic spatial error model are used to empirically test the impact of technological progress on urban-rural income gap. The findings show that urban-rural income gap varies greatly among provinces. In terms of time, it has obvious path-dependent characteristics and shows “Matthew effect”. In terms of space, it is significantly related to geography, and there is a positive spatial spillover effect, showing the inter-provincial linkage phenomenon. With the gradual introduction of time factors, spatial factors and control variables, technological progress can significantly curb widening urban-rural income gap, and narrowing urban-rural income gap can promote technological progress. The two are in an “alternate counteraction” relationship.
孙悦, 赵庆. 技术进步能否抑制城乡收入差距:基于空间溢出效应视角的检验[J]. 《深圳大学学报》(人文社科版), 2019, 36(2): 65-73.
SUN Yue, ZHAO Qing. Impact of Technological Progress on Urban-Rural Income Gap: A Test Based on Interprovincial Panel Data Dynamic Spatial Econometric Model. , 2019, 36(2): 65-73.