TITLE:
The Effect of Poverty Alleviation Policy on the Regional Economic Development: Evidence from the County Level
AUTHORS:
Yan Yang
KEYWORDS:
Poverty Alleviation Program, Economic Development, Difference in Difference
JOURNAL NAME:
Modern Economy,
Vol.8 No.1,
January
9,
2017
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.