Impact of Digital Economy and Internet on Non-agriculture Employment of Rural Labor Force in China

Abstract

The Internet has extensively influenced all fields and levels of society as a communication technology. Employment in rural areas is also a controversial topic. This paper presents a brief literature review of the impact of the digital economy and the internet on non-agriculture employment of the rural labor force in China. The paper summarizes several technical articles and their Probit mode about the topic. The increased Internet penetration rate in rural areas helps reduce the income gap between rural and urban areas and the off-farm employment rate. The entrepreneurial income of rural households was significantly improved through the Internet. However, the overuse of the Internet will include the decline of non-farm employment intention behavior. The limitation and further research directions of internet and non-agriculture are also presented at the end of the paper.