In advancing China’s high‑quality development, the National Innovative City Pilot Policy has exerted a profound influence on the urban–rural income gap. Based on panel data from 280 prefecture‑level and above cities in China for 2006–2018, this study employs a multi‑period difference‑in‑differences (DID) framework to assess the policy’s impact on urban–rural income gap and its heterogeneous effects, and further investigates the underlying mechanisms through industrial‑structure optimization. The findings indicate that (1) the Pilot Policy significantly widens the urban–rural income gap at the prefecture level and above; (2) It intensifies this disparity via two channels—facilitating industrial upgrading while impeding structural rationalization—with partial mediation contributions of 31.71% and 35.13% of the total effect, respectively. This study concludes with policy recommendations for designing a scientifically grounded innovation system, narrowing income gap, and promoting coordinated urban–rural development.
Read full abstract- All Solutions
Editage
One platform for all researcher needs
Paperpal
AI-powered academic writing assistant
R Discovery
Your #1 AI companion for literature search
Mind the Graph
AI tool for graphics, illustrations, and artwork
Journal finder
AI-powered journal recommender
Unlock unlimited use of all AI tools with the Editage Plus membership.
Explore Editage Plus - Support
Overview
8714 Articles
Published in last 50 years
Articles published on Income Gap
Authors
Select Authors
Journals
Select Journals
Duration
Select Duration
8457 Search results
Sort by Recency