性别偏好、人力资本积累与企业信息化

Gender Preference, Human Capital Formation and Computerization

本文基于第五次全国人口普查和2004年中国工业企业数据,利用Tobit模型考察了性别偏好对企业信息化的影响。研究发现,性别偏好越严重的地区,该地企业信息化水平越低。进一步的研究表明,性别偏好主要是通过人力资本水平这一渠道延缓了县区内企业信息化进程,具体而言,男孩偏好使得女性受教育水平降低,从而阻碍了整体人力资本水平的提升。此外,性别偏好的存在也导致了较低的教育投资效率。

Based on the fifth census data and the data of China’s industrial enterprises in 2004, we use the Tobit model to investigate the effect of gender preference on computerization. We find that the more serious gender preference is, the lower the level of computerization will be. Further studies show that the gender preference delays computerization of enterprises in the county mainly through the channel of human capital formation. In particular, the son preference reduces the level of women’s education, which has hindered the overall level of human capital. In addition, gender preference also leads to lower investment efficiency of education.