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Has the integration of fiscal agricultural funds promoted rural entrepreneurship?

Xucheng Huang, Erjia Yang, Weimin Wang · 2025 · International Review of Economics & Finance

Summary. China's 2016 fiscal agricultural fund integration policy significantly boosted rural entrepreneurship, according to county-level analysis from 2014 to 2021. The policy worked by improving infrastructure and expanding credit access. Effects were strongest in regions with higher internet adoption, lower agricultural modernization, and lower incomes, suggesting the policy particularly benefited less-developed rural areas.

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Huang, X., Yang, E., & Wang, W.. (2025). Has the integration of fiscal agricultural funds promoted rural entrepreneurship?. International Review of Economics & Finance. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2025.104044

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DOI
10.1016/j.iref.2025.104044
Countries
China
Regions
Asia
Categories
funding, entrepreneurship, policy
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2026-04-28