Agricultural Industry Cluster, Information Acquisition and Agriculture Income
LIU Xue-hua1, DU Jian-jun2,3, YANG Ling-li2
1. Institute of Shanghai Development Strategy, Shanghai 200032, China; 2.School of Social Management, Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai 201701, China; 3.School of Economics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
Abstract Using the field survey data of four counties and cities in Shandong Province and the IV-GMM method and the mediating effect model, this paper empirically studies the hypothesis and its transmitting mechanism that agricultural industry clusters affect agricultural returns through effective market information acquisition. The results show that agricultural producers and operators in agricultural industrial clusters have a production and operating income 74.8% higher than those outside industrial clusters. Information acquisition is a mediating variable for agricultural clusters to increase income in that they significantly raise the income by boosting up the amount of information supply. The mediation effect of information supply accounts for 5.9% of the total effect.
LIU Hua-Hua,DU Jian-Jun,YANG Ling-Li. Agricultural Industry Cluster, Information Acquisition and Agriculture Income. Economic Survey, 2018, 35(4): 030.
2018, Vol. 35 
