Threshold Effect of Poverty Alleviation Funds on Human Capital Accumulation: A Case Study of Impoverished Counties in China

doi:10.3390/su11030809

	Threshold Effect of Poverty Alleviation Funds on Human Capital Accumulation: A Case Study of Impoverished Counties in China
	Yang, Zhenshan
刊名	SUSTAINABILITY
	2019-02-01
卷号	11 期号:3 页码:12
关键词	threshold effect poverty alleviation funds impoverished counties human capital accumulation China
ISSN号	2071-1050
DOI	10.3390/su11030809
通讯作者	Yang, Zhenshan(yangzs@igsnrr.ac.cn)
英文摘要	Studies have shown that the effectiveness of poverty alleviation funds is not always as intended; hence, there is an urgent need for researchers and policy makers to study the relationship between such funds and their impact on endogenous growth dynamics. This study focuses on the impact of these funds on human capital accumulation, which is an important driver of endogenous economic growth, and analyzes whether there is a threshold level for the efficacy of funds in countering poverty. This study examines the relationship between the Chinese government's fund transfers to key poverty-stricken counties and the level of human capital in these regions by employing a fixed-effect threshold panel regression model on data from 592 counties from 2002 to 2015. Our study finds that the Chinese government's fund transfers for poverty alleviation display a significant threshold effect. When funds are less than RMB 1291 per capita, there is a significant effect on local economic development; once this threshold is exceeded, there is a significant inhibitory effect instead. When the amount exceeds RMB 4469 per capita, fund transfers once again stimulate economic growth. This study enriches the theoretical understanding of the complex relationship between the use of funds in poverty-stricken areas and their impact on endogenous growth dynamics. It also provides useful suggestions for the effective use of poverty alleviation funds.
资助项目	Chinese Academy of Sciences[XDA20020302] ; Chinese Academy of Sciences 'Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS'[2014042] ; IGSNRR, CAS[2016RC101]
WOS关键词	INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS ; ECONOMIC-INTEGRATION ; INVESTMENT ; GROWTH ; CITY
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
语种	英语
出版者	MDPI
WOS记录号	WOS:000458929500254
资助机构	Chinese Academy of Sciences ; Chinese Academy of Sciences 'Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS' ; IGSNRR, CAS
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/49391]
专题	中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所
通讯作者	Yang, Zhenshan
作者单位	Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Key Lab Reg Sustainable Dev & Modelling, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Yang, Zhenshan. Threshold Effect of Poverty Alleviation Funds on Human Capital Accumulation: A Case Study of Impoverished Counties in China[J]. SUSTAINABILITY,2019,11(3):12.
APA	Yang, Zhenshan.(2019).Threshold Effect of Poverty Alleviation Funds on Human Capital Accumulation: A Case Study of Impoverished Counties in China.SUSTAINABILITY,11(3),12.
MLA	Yang, Zhenshan."Threshold Effect of Poverty Alleviation Funds on Human Capital Accumulation: A Case Study of Impoverished Counties in China".SUSTAINABILITY 11.3(2019):12.