Contribution seq 16634

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      "title": "Can Artificial Intelligence Narrow the Urban–Rural Income Inequality? Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in China",
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      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-29T00:52:00Z",
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      "excerpt": "Drawing on panel data from 257 Chinese cities over the period 2012–2023, we estimate the impacts using a multi-period difference-in-differences (DID) approach. The results demonstrate that the pilot zone policy significantly lowers the urban–rural income inequality index, by roughly 8.41%.",
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