Based on the perspective of New Structural Economics,this article uses CFPS,nighttime satellite imagery and relevant macroeconomic data to study the impact of Internet development on the income distribution gap within provinces empirically.The results are as follows.The impact of development of Internet on income distribution gap within provinces presents an"invert-ed U-shaped"trend,which increases first and then decreases.Province with higher proportion of women and agricultural workers would reach the turning point earlier.In the provinces which is interfered less by government,this curve shows a significant"U-shaped"trend.Meanwhile,influences in interventionist provinces rises first and fall later.The mediating effect model results shows comprehensive development of Internet improves the innovation ability and marketization level,which forms two mediat-ing effect channels--knowledge diffusion and transaction cost effect.So,in order to fully play the positive effect of Internet de-velopment on reducing income distribution gap within provinces,we should further improve the innovation ability and construc-tion of both traditional and newly emerging Internet infrastructure.It is also necessary to empower agriculture and related indus-tries with new technology and big data,which would help strengthen agricultural modernization.The development of Internet and related technologies should be strongly supported.
Development of the InternetIncome Distribution Gap within ProvincesNew Structural EconomicsSatellite Light Data
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