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The provincial panel study covering 2010–2024 reports positive associations between AI diffusion, the Theil index, and the urban–rural income gap. DATASET_RESULT

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Source: Artificial intelligence diffusion, educational capacity, and income inequality in China: evidence from structural transmission channels · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:3371a72c7f4d2c1470970fb7f9298b1e1078cf7f8903d78dc2e6280141c0d714

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Using Chinese provincial panel data from 2010 to 2024, this study examines how AI diffusion is associated with income inequality and whether education weakens this structural transmission. We construct a composite AI diffusion index and validate it with alternative measures, including robot penetration, AI-related firms, and AI patents. Fixed-effects and dynamic panel system GMM estimates show that AI diffusion is positively associated with both the Theil index and the urban–rural income gap.

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