Poverty Reduction in China: The Contribution of Popularizing Primary Education |
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作者姓名: | Yang Song |
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作者单位: | Department of Economics,Cornell University |
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摘 要: | Using the instrumental variable model and the regression discontinuity approach,this paper explores how access to primary education affects the Chinese labor market and helps people to escape poverty.Several important findings are obtained.The popularization of primary education has significantly reduced poverty in China,especially in urban areas.In contrast,the Compulsory Education Law has not been well implemented for older children in rural areas.In addition,the labor market premium for completing primary education is much larger in urban areas than in rural areas.Poor rural school quality might explain this rural-urban disparity.Effort needs to be made to further reduce poverty by ensuring adequate financial resources for primary education in poor areas and improving school quality in rural China.
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关 键 词: | China compulsory schooling poverty reduction primary education |
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