演講者簡介 : Professor Hung-Hao Chang Ph.D. in Applied Economics and Management，Cornell University (2006)。
目前台灣大學農業經濟系助理教授。
其主要研究領域為農業家計部門、風險與不確定性及應用個體經濟。
演講摘要 : There is a considerable literature examining individuals' behavior with respect to internet use, but less attention is paid to farm household use of the internet. Among the few studies on farm households, the emphasis is on the correlation between socioeconomic factors and the adoption of the internet. Thus, relatively little is known about the association between internet use and farm household wellbeing. In an effort to fill this void, this paper investigates internet access among farm households and examines the effects of internet access on farm household income. Given the observed income gap between internet users and non-users, we then go further to investigate the extent to which socioeconomic factors may contribute to this income gap. Using a nationwide survey of farm households in Taiwan, a novel econometric model is proposed and estimated employing a semi-parametric technique. Our results support the conclusion that internet use improves farm household income. Most of the income gap between adopters and non-adopters can be explained by the differences in socioeconomic factors.
