William A. Barnett|Mingzhi Hu|Wang Xue
Does the utilization of information communication technology promote entrepreneurship: Evidence from rural China
University of Kansas|Jinan University|Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
impacts probability transition entrepreneurship rural china associated utilization information communication technology ict estimated using longitudinal data china family panel studies cfps survey identify cell phone ownership internet use proxy variables ict utilization find cell phone ownership internet use positive impacts entrepreneurship controlling observables time regional fixed effects cell phone users internet users 21 62 percentage points likely engage entrepreneurship others considering average entrepreneurship rate rural households 92 sample influence cell phone ownership internet use strong economic sense results robust unobservable individual characteristics model misspecification reverse causality entrepreneurship ict utilization evidence also suggests social network information knowledge acquisition play mediating roles impact ict utilization entrepreneurship