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Connecting the Countryside via E-Commerce: Evidence from China

Victor Couture; Benjamin Faber; Yizhen Gu; Lizhi Liu · 2021 · American Economic Review Insights

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The study found no significant effect — useful as a negative control or null benchmark for your own design.

Abstract (excerpt)

This paper estimates the impact of the first nationwide e-commerce expansion program on rural households. To do so, we combine a randomized control trial with new survey and administrative microdata. In contrast to existing case studies,…

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Metadata source: OpenAlex · DOI 10.1257/aeri.20190382