Table 3 Estimated results of the ESR model.

From: Impacts of internet access and use on grain productivity: evidence from Central China

 

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(2)

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(4)

(5)

(6)

 

Internet access

TE

TE

Internet use

TE

TE

Variables

 

Internet access =1

Internet access =0

 

Internet use=1

Internet use=0

Age

−0.048***

0.005***

<0.000

−0.040***

0.005***

0.001

 

(0.005)

(0.001)

(0.002)

(0.006)

(0.001)

(0.001)

Household size

0.076***

−0.005*

0.002

−0.019

0.002

0.004*

 

(0.022)

(0.003)

(0.004)

(0.025)

(0.005)

(0.002)

Health

0.009

0.006

0.020***

0.130***

−0.016*

0.014***

 

(0.041)

(0.005)

(0.007)

(0.049)

(0.009)

(0.004)

Village cadres

0.191*

−0.006

0.011

0.281**

−0.019

0.008

 

(0.100)

(0.012)

(0.019)

(0.110)

(0.020)

(0.011)

Education

0.298***

−0.024***

0.001

0.325***

−0.057***

0.004

 

(0.068)

(0.007)

(0.016)

(0.071)

(0.013)

(0.008)

Number of land parcels

−0.004

<0.001

−0.002

0.009

−0.002

<0.000

 

(0.006)

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.007)

(0.001)

(0.001)

Proportion of grain crops

−0.220

0.042*

0.048

−0.376*

0.098***

0.041**

 

(0.182)

(0.021)

(0.033)

(0.204)

(0.037)

(0.020)

Irrigation

−0.066

0.005

0.010

−0.132

0.026

0.002

 

(0.087)

(0.010)

(0.015)

(0.100)

(0.018)

(0.009)

Bus access

−0.136

0.027***

0.068***

−0.046

0.039**

0.047***

 

(0.087)

(0.010)

(0.015)

(0.097)

(0.017)

(0.009)

Preference for ICT products

0.266***

     
 

(0.095)

     

Years of using the Internet

   

0.046***

  
    

(0.012)

  

Province

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Observations

855

586

269

855

234

621

Constant

2.760***

0.553***

0.640***

1.051**

0.718***

0.590***

 

(0.386)

(0.044)

(0.142)

(0.432)

(0.076)

(0.050)

ρ1/ρ0

 

−0.983***

−0.115

 

−0.982***

−0.222

  

(0.008)

(0.401)

 

(0.008)

(0.192)

LR test of Indep. Eqns.

 

60.31***

 

47.05***

  
  1. *, **, and *** indicate significance at the 10%, 5%, and 1% significance levels, respectively. Standard errors are in parentheses.