Abstract:
Using the data of China Family Finance Survey (CHFS), this paper examines the impact of internet use on farmers’ financial exclusion. Empirical results show that internet use can significantly reduce the probability of farmers’ financial exclusion, and has restraining effects on the exclusion of savings, risky assets, loans and commercial insurance. Even in the case of overcoming endogeneity and replacing core variables in the measurement, the conclusion remains stable. Heterogeneity analysis shows that the effect of internet on farmers’ financial exclusion is more evident in the samples of low-income, middle-aged and elderly farmers and households with low financial development, which highlights the promotion effect of internet use on the financial welfare of vulnerable groups in the society.
LIU Chang-geng, LUO Wu-yang.Internet Use and Farmers’ Financial Exclusion —An Empirical Research Based on CHFS2013[J] Economic Survey, 2019,V36(2): 141-148