Table 7 Capacity divide mechanism test.

From: Mechanisms and heterogeneity in the construction of network infrastructure to help rural households bridge the “digital divide”

Variables

Competence divide

Competence divide

Competence divide

Competence divide

(1)

(1)

(2)

(3)

Receiving technical skills training or not

0.434***

(0.087)

   

Is it a pilot \(\times\) Whether to start implementing the policy \(\times\) Received technical skills training

 

0.324***

(0.064)

  

Is it a pilot \(\times\) Whether to start implementing the policy (with a one-period lag)

  

0.389**

(0.059)

 

Use of the divide

   

0.633***

(0.053)

Control variables

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Time fixed effects

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Regional fixed effects

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Observations

18,098

18,098

18,098

18,098

\({\mathrm{R}}^{2}\)

0.169

0.128

0.318

0.139

  1. *, ** and *** indicate significant at the 10%, 5% and 1% levels respectively, with standard errors in brackets.
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