Does digitalization contribute to lesser income inequality? Evidence from G20 countries

ZH Yin, CH Choi - Information Technology for Development, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines both the direct and moderating effects of digitalization on income
inequality by using the panel data of Group of Twenty countries for 2002–2018. We find that …

Financialization, digital technology and income inequality

SN Mohd Daud, AH Ahmad… - Applied Economics …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This paper investigates the impact of digital technology on the relationship between
financialization and income inequality of 54 countries from 2010 to 2015. The results show …

[HTML][HTML] Does digitalization mitigate regional inequalities? Evidence from China

H Liu, X Wang, Z Wang, Y Cheng - Geography and Sustainability, 2024 - Elsevier
Regional inequality significantly influences sustainable development and human well-being.
In China, there exists pronounced regional disparities in economic and digital …

[HTML][HTML] Does digital economy strengthen the income distribution effect of fiscal expenditure? Evidence from China

J Yan, X Tu, J Zheng - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The exponential growth of China's digital economy has exerted a profound influence on
economic advancement and income distribution. To effectively tackle income inequality, it is …

[HTML][HTML] Digital economy development and the urban-rural income gap: Evidence from Chinese cities

X Deng, M Guo, Y Liu - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The growth of the digital economy has created new forms of inequality of opportunity. This
paper studies whether the development of the digital economy expands the income gap …

Differences in digitalization levels: a multivariate analysis studying the global digital divide

M Billon, F Lera-Lopez, R Marco - Review of World Economics, 2010 - Springer
This papers aims to identify and explain the differences in information and communications
technologies (ICT) adoption for a sample of 142 developed and developing countries. In …

The role of income inequality in a multivariate cross-national analysis of the digital divide

C Fuchs - Social science computer review, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
This article is subject to the following research question: Is the role of income inequality in
comparison to other factors an element that influences the digital divide? Eleven variables …

Digital dividend or digital divide? Digital economy and urban-rural income inequality in China

Z Peng, T Dan - Telecommunications Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigates the impact of the digital economy on income inequality between
urban and rural areas. Panel data covering 194 cities in China from 2011 to 2018 are …

[HTML][HTML] Has digital finance widened the income gap?

L Yao, X Ma - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Using the statistical data of 280 prefectural-level cities in China from 2011 to 2020, this
paper empirically tests the relationship between digital finance and residents' income in a …

Digital Inequality in East Asia: Evidence from Japan, South Korea, and Singapore

H Ono - Asian Economic Papers, 2005 - direct.mit.edu
This paper examines the extent and causes of digital inequality in three countries of East
Asia: Japan, South Korea, and Singapore. Using individual-level microdata collected in the …