...Kevin Chen; Maoqi Ruan; Yunfei Zhang; Rui Mao Purpose Existing literature suggests that agricultural fiscal expenditure narrows the urban–rural income gap by promoting agriculture-biased growth. This paper aims to reveal that non-agricultural growth also serves as a mechanism through which...

...Xiaoning Li; Hu Xue; Xianhui Geng Purpose High-value agricultural (HVA) clusters have become a crucial strategy for promoting agrarian transformation. This study aims to examine the impact of the HVA cluster's development on the urban–rural income gap from the perspective of the entire industry...

...Zijing Guo; Miaomiao Lu; Liufang Su Purpose This study examines whether, how and under what conditions high-value agriculture (HVA), as embodied in the characteristic agricultural product advantageous areas (CAPAs) policy, helps reduce the urban–rural income gap (URIG). Design/methodology...

...Qiuyang Zhou Purpose Polycentricity has become a crucial spatial development strategy. This paper aims to clarify the impact and mechanism of polycentric spatial structure on the urban–rural income gap, provide better countermeasures to narrow it and make development suggestions for cities...

...Yang Liu; Mi Zhou Purpose The digital economy is expected to revive the countryside and reduce the current level of urban–rural inequality. Nevertheless, whether rural e-commerce can narrow the urban–rural income gap still requires further analysis. The purpose of this paper is to clarify whether...

...Yitao Jiang; Xiaojun Shi; Shunming Zhang; Jingjing Ji Purpose The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the effect of high‐level human capital investment, using tertiary education as the proxy, on the urban‐rural income gap in China. Design/methodology/approach Using a panel dataset...