Neighborhood Effects and Regional Poverty Traps in Rural China

查看全文 作　　者：Yingfeng [1]Fang;Wei [2]Zou

机构地区：[1]School of Economics and Management,Wuhan University;[2]School of Economics and Management,Institute for Advanced Study,Wuhan University

出　　处：《China & World Economy》索引2014年第22卷第1期,共20页

基　　金：financial support of the Key Grant Programs of the National Social Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.10AZD013 and 11&ZD006) 摘　　要：The present paper investigates how neighborhood effects are connected to chronic poverty.We examine a large sample of groups of households and find that neighborhood effects are significant in a majority of groups,especially in the poorest groups.People living in poor communities tend to suffer from poverty over time.It is of theoretical and empirical importance to explore how neighborhood effects are interrelated with chronic poverty and the channels through which this occurs.Unlike other econometric analyses,we establish a multilevel econometric model to show that:(i) it is difficult for an individual living in a neighborhood with a high proportion of agricultural labor,low education levels,and poor transport and telecommunication infrastructure to escape from poverty traps;(ii) neighborhood effects dominate in poor communities; and(iii) although poverty is affected by group-level factors,individual factors still play a dominant role in regards to escaping poverty when income surpasses a threshold level.Therefore,policy priority should be given to providing social protection and public services,especially in poor rural areas. 关键词：贫困邻里中国农村陷阱电信基础设施计量分析计量模型教育水平

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