abstract: 'The Internet technology has had a visible impact on the daily work and

  lives of people, especially the youth. This paper aims to investigate

  the influence of Internet technology on labour income as well as the

  channels through which income is affected, with a variety of empirical

  methods. Using the Chinese Family Panel Survey (CFPS) in 2014 and 2018,

  we discover that a `digital gap'' in Internet use is emerging. First,

  young labour force with higher income and education, urban identity, and

  working in high-skilled industry earn more from Internet use than their

  peers. Second, the return of operational income is higher than the

  return of wage income. Third, the return on long-term Internet use is

  higher than the return on short-term Internet use; however, the return

  has tended to decline, particularly among the bottom 25\% income groups.

  Forth, the Internet affects their income through three main channels:

  assisting learning, improving working efficiency, and promoting

  information sharing. We also offer a few policy suggestions (e.g.

  improving the allocation of Internet resources).'
affiliation: 'Zhang, HY (Corresponding Author), Nanjing Univ, Johns Hopkins Univ Nanjing
  Univ, Ctr Chinese \& Amer Studies, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu, Peoples R China.

  Hua, Yu, Johns Hopkins Univ Nanjing Univ, Jiangsu Second Normal Univ, Dept Econ,
  Nanjing, Jiangsu, Peoples R China.

  Zhang, Haiyan, Nanjing Univ, Johns Hopkins Univ Nanjing Univ, Ctr Chinese \& Amer
  Studies, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Peoples R China.

  Zhang, Haiyan, Nanjing Univ, Johns Hopkins Univ Nanjing Univ, Ctr Chinese \& Amer
  Studies, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu, Peoples R China.'
author: Hua, Yu and Zhang, Haiyan
author-email: haiyanz@nju.edu.cn
author_list:
- family: Hua
  given: Yu
- family: Zhang
  given: Haiyan
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1080/00036846.2022.2156471
earlyaccessdate: DEC 2022
eissn: 1466-4283
files: []
issn: 0003-6846
journal: APPLIED ECONOMICS
keywords: 'Internet use; income inequality; young labour; digital gap; time

  difference'
keywords-plus: EMPLOYMENT; SKILLS; JOB
language: English
month: 2022 DEC 19
number-of-cited-references: '29'
papis_id: 0ed34f844480894354ab1db5ef9ff633
ref: Hua2022internetpenetration
times-cited: '2'
title: 'Internet Penetration and Income Inequality: Evidence from the Chinese Young
  Labor Market'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000898972600001
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web-of-science-categories: Economics
year: '2022'