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Rozelle, S., Park, A., Benzigerand, V. and Ren, C. (1998) Targeted Poverty Investments and Economic Growth in China. World Development, 26, 2137-2151.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-750X(98)00104-1

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• 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.