Does mobile broadband use promote smallholder entrepreneurship? Evidence from rural China
Summary. Mobile broadband use significantly increases smallholder entrepreneurship in rural China. The study found that mobile broadband access raises the probability of entrepreneurial engagement by 15.1 percentage points and entrepreneurial willingness by 50.9 percentage points. Effects vary by region and income level, with high-income smallholders showing greater engagement gains and low-income smallholders showing greater willingness gains.
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Yang, L., Lu, H., & Li, M.. (2022). Does mobile broadband use promote smallholder entrepreneurship? Evidence from rural China. Applied Economics. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2022.2140762
Yang, Long, et al. “Does mobile broadband use promote smallholder entrepreneurship? Evidence from rural China.” Applied Economics, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2022.2140762.
Yang, Long, Haiyang Lu, and Meng Li. 2022. “Does mobile broadband use promote smallholder entrepreneurship? Evidence from rural China.” Applied Economics. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2022.2140762.
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author = {Long Yang and Haiyang Lu and Meng Li},
journal = {Applied Economics},
year = {2022},
doi = {10.1080/00036846.2022.2140762},
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Details
- DOI
- 10.1080/00036846.2022.2140762
- Countries
- China
- Regions
- Asia
- Categories
- broadband-and-digital, entrepreneurship
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- 2026-04-28