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한국관련자료
Digitalization and Income Inequality: Evidence from Households
ADB
2025.01.24
This paper uses household data from the People’s Republic of China to examine how digitalization affects income inequality.

The findings indicate that digitalization significantly reduces income inequality, particularly in less-developed areas and among less-educated households. Digitalization narrows the income gap by increasing earnings more for lower-income households through improved employment and investment opportunities. It also boosts business income for entrepreneurial households. These results suggest that promoting digitalization can help reduce income inequality in developing economies.