Focusing on Education or Health Improvement for Anti-poverty in Rural China: Evidence from National Household Panel Data
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| Title | Focusing on Education or Health Improvement for Anti-poverty in Rural China: Evidence from National Household Panel Data
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| Author | Cheng Mingwang, Jin Yanhong,Shi Qinghua and Gai Qingen |
| Organization | TONGJI UNIVERSITY; The State University of New Jersey;Shanghai Jiaotong university; Shanghai University of Finance and Economics |
| Email | walkercheng@163.com；yjin@aesop.rutgers.edu；shq@sjtu.edu.cn；gai.qingen@shufe.edu.cn |
| Key Words | Anti-poverty; Education; Health; Quintile Regression; National Rural Fixed Observation Point |
| Abstract | Using nationally representative rural household panel data from 2003 through 2010, we examine how improvements in human capital affect the income level in rural China and the income gap between households who live under and above the poverty line. We find that health improvement not only increases household income, but also reduces the income gap between two types of households. Education and agricultural/occupational training increase household income, but have limited effects in reducing the income gap between two types of households. The effects of health, basic education and agricultural/occupational training vary by region and across different income sources. The findings suggest that improving human capital, especially health improvement, is an important mechanism to reduce rural poverty in China, but different policy focuses should been designed for different regions and across income sources. |
| Serial Number | WP694 |
| Time | 2014-09-11 |
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