E-Commerce Participation and Household Income Growth in Taobao Villages

E-commerce has developed rapidly in China, and Taobao Villages, which are villages significantly engaged in e-commerce, are prospering in rural areas. E-commerce is fostering entrepreneurship and creating flexible and inclusive employment opportuni...

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Main Authors:	Luo, Xubei, Niu, Chiyu
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	E-COMMERCE HOUSEHOLD INCOME RURAL ECONOMY INDUSTRIAL CONCENTRATION GEOSPATIAL ECONOMICS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/507521554906279569/E-Commerce-Participation-and-Household-Income-Growth-in-Taobao-Villages http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31540

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spelling	okr-10986-315402022-09-20T00:14:56Z E-Commerce Participation and Household Income Growth in Taobao Villages Luo, Xubei Niu, Chiyu E-COMMERCE HOUSEHOLD INCOME RURAL ECONOMY INDUSTRIAL CONCENTRATION GEOSPATIAL ECONOMICS E-commerce has developed rapidly in China, and Taobao Villages, which are villages significantly engaged in e-commerce, are prospering in rural areas. E-commerce is fostering entrepreneurship and creating flexible and inclusive employment opportunities, including for women and youth. This paper examines the role of e-commerce participation in household income growth, drawing from a survey of representative Taobao Villages in 2017. The paper presents three main findings. First, e-commerce participation is not random: participation is higher among the households with younger household heads, with secondary education, particularly those with technical and vocational education, urban work experience, and knowledge of e-commerce. Second, e-commerce participation is associated with higher household income, with some indications that participation has a strong positive effect on household incomes. Third, e-commerce appears to yield benefits that are broadly shared among participants in an equitable way in Taobao Villages. 2019-04-11T21:08:55Z 2019-04-11T21:08:55Z 2019-04 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/507521554906279569/E-Commerce-Participation-and-Household-Income-Growth-in-Taobao-Villages http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31540 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8811 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper East Asia and Pacific China
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description	E-commerce has developed rapidly in China, and Taobao Villages, which are villages significantly engaged in e-commerce, are prospering in rural areas. E-commerce is fostering entrepreneurship and creating flexible and inclusive employment opportunities, including for women and youth. This paper examines the role of e-commerce participation in household income growth, drawing from a survey of representative Taobao Villages in 2017. The paper presents three main findings. First, e-commerce participation is not random: participation is higher among the households with younger household heads, with secondary education, particularly those with technical and vocational education, urban work experience, and knowledge of e-commerce. Second, e-commerce participation is associated with higher household income, with some indications that participation has a strong positive effect on household incomes. Third, e-commerce appears to yield benefits that are broadly shared among participants in an equitable way in Taobao Villages.
format	Working Paper
author	Luo, Xubei Niu, Chiyu
author_facet	Luo, Xubei Niu, Chiyu
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title	E-Commerce Participation and Household Income Growth in Taobao Villages
title_short	E-Commerce Participation and Household Income Growth in Taobao Villages
title_full	E-Commerce Participation and Household Income Growth in Taobao Villages
title_fullStr	E-Commerce Participation and Household Income Growth in Taobao Villages
title_full_unstemmed	E-Commerce Participation and Household Income Growth in Taobao Villages
title_sort	e-commerce participation and household income growth in taobao villages
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2019
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/507521554906279569/E-Commerce-Participation-and-Household-Income-Growth-in-Taobao-Villages http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31540
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E-Commerce Participation and Household Income Growth in Taobao Villages

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