Heidi Kaila|Finn Tarp
Can the Internet improve agricultural production? Evidence from Viet Nam
New York State University College of Human Ecology|Cornell University|University of Copenhagen
abstract paper aims contribute growing literature potential benefits internet rural livelihoods estimate relationship internet access agricultural production rural viet nam using panel dataset 20082012 time span internet access increased substantially governmentrun private online outlets providing information agriculture started operate findings suggest internet access associated 68 higher volume total agricultural output find result manifested efficient use fertilizer findings stronger younger households less developed northern provinces benefited arrival internet results weaker case rice related strong government involvement rice production prices