The impact of past growth on poverty in Chinese provinces

被引:19
作者
Chambers, Dustin [1 ]
Wu, Ying [1 ]
Yao, Hong [1 ]
机构
[1] Salisbury Univ, Dept Econ & Finance, Holloway Hall,1101 Camden Ave, Salisbury, MD 21801 USA
关键词
China; Economic growth; Poverty rates; Income inequality;
D O I
10.1016/j.asieco.2008.04.004
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
The impact of prior economic growth on current poverty rates within provincial-level China is examined using panel data and semiparametric techniques. Results reveal that prior short-run growth raises poverty levels; prior long-run growth increases poverty in slow-growing provinces, while reducing poverty in faster growing provinces. Additionally, there is an inverted U-shaped relationship between poverty and income; i.e. at lower income levels, the poverty rate increases with income, while the opposite holds at higher income levels. However, higher savings rates or higher income inequality makes this tradeoff less favorable. Interestingly, many traditional poverty explanatory variables lack explanatory power after taking into account the impact of prior growth. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:348 / 357
页数:10
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