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The Effect of Poverty Alleviation Policy on the Regional Economic Development: Evidence from the County Level
School of Economics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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Abstract
Based on the county-level panel data from1997 to 2010, the influence of national poverty alleviation policy on economic development in the new period was analyzed by the method of difference in difference. The results show that GDP in non-poverty area is varied from 84% to 65.7% , higher than poverty area; therefore , the gap has narrowed by 18.3%. Besides, the effect on regional economy has an upward trend. This study confirms the effectiveness of the national poverty alleviation program.
KeywordsPoverty Alleviation ProgramEconomic DevelopmentDifference in Difference
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