Based on a sample of 76 develo** countries over 1990–2019, we assess the effect of
adopting mobile money on consumption volatility using entropy balancing. We reveal that …

The expansion of the Internet in develo** countries has important implications for the
economic development of rural areas. Although many studies have investigated various …

Relatively little is known about the association between Internet use and environmentally‐
friendly agricultural innovation adoption. To fill this void, this study examines the impact of …

The Internet is integral to modern living. While the Internet is ubiquitous in China's urban
areas, its uptake is still lagging in the country's rural regions—the development potential of …

This study uses the data of 1912 and 1815 rural households surveyed in 2016 and 2017,
respectively in three provinces of Thailand to examine the factors affecting the decision of …

This study examines the impact of off-farm income on rural household energy expenditures,
paying special attention to clean energies such as electricity and gas and non-clean energy …

Nepal's population continues to grow, but the agricultural sector's performance remains
almost stagnant. This has led to a decline in the per capita availability of food. Increasing …

Although many studies have investigated various benefits of Internet usage, little attention
has been paid to its subjective impacts. This paper examines the impact of Internet usage on …

Based on microdata from the Chinese Social Survey (CSS2019) describing 6097 rural
households, this paper uses the weighted average method to measure the level of internet …

Capital and credit constraints limit the small farm's ability to adequately use resources for
optimum performance. Farmers' access to capital is constrained in multiple ways, including …