On Internet Use,Farmer Entrepreneurship and Common prosperity
Based on the data from the China Family Tracking Survey(CFPS2020),this paper constructs an indicator system of common prosperity,uses OLS model and intermediary effect model to conduct regression analysis on 8 598 samples,and empirical-ly tests the impact of Internet use on the level of common prosperity of farmers from the micro level.The research results are as fol-lows.First,Internet use has a significant positive effect on farmers'common prosperity,the Internet,as an information channel,has a positive moderating effect between Internet use and common prosperity.After passing the two-stage least squares(2SLS)and propensity score matching(PSM)tests,the conclusion remains robust.Second,farmers'entrepreneurship plays a significant inter-mediary effect between Internet use and common prosperity.Third,the frequency of using the Internet to study,work and play can promote common prosperity.Therefore,it is necessary to increase the Internet penetration rate,introduce more entrepreneurial in-formation and more meaningful cultural and entertainment digital products for farmers,guide farmers to use the Internet differently,reduce digital inequality,and give full play to the inclusive growth characteristics of the Internet.
internet usefarmerinformation channelsentrepreneurshipcommon prosperity level