Arbeitspapier
Internet use and agricultural productivity: Evidence from rural Vietnam
The use of the internet is growing rapidly and has become an engine for economic development. However, few studies have examined the impact of internet use on agricultural production, and the results are not yet conclusive. Employing a dataset of more than 2,000 observations in rural Vietnam, our study analyses the impact of internet use on agricultural productivity using the heteroskedasticity-based instrument approach suggested by Lewbel (2012) and examines the heterogeneity and distribution of the impact using quantile regressions. Our results show that internet use has significant and positive effects on agricultural productivity. However, these effects are heterogeneous across population groups. The positive effects of internet use are stronger for households with a lower level of education, with a young and female head, and from ethnic minorities. The benefits are also found to be skewed towards the group of farmers at the bottom of the productivity distribution. Therefore, we propose facilitating the diffusion of the internet, since it not only boosts agricultural productivity, but also reduces productivity inequality. In addition, we recommend promoting rural education, supporting local markets, investing more in irrigation systems, and facilitating farm mechanisation.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: TVSEP Working Paper ; No. WP-031
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Agriculture: Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis; Prices
Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights: General
- Thema
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Rural household
Instrumental variable
Quantile regression
Vietnam
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Nguyen, Thanh Tung
Nguyen, Trung Thanh
Grote, Ulrike
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Leibniz Universität Hannover, Thailand Vietnam Socio Economic Panel (TVSEP)
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Hannover
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2023
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:45 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Nguyen, Thanh Tung
- Nguyen, Trung Thanh
- Grote, Ulrike
- Leibniz Universität Hannover, Thailand Vietnam Socio Economic Panel (TVSEP)
Entstanden
- 2023
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