JOURNAL ARTICLE

CAN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ALLEVIATE MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY? — EVIDENCE FROM CHINA.

  • Published In: Singapore Economic Review, 2023, v. 68, n. 4. P. 1393 1 of 3

  • Database: Business Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: GE, YONGBO; ZHU, YUEXIAO; ZHANG, WENQIANG; KONG, XIAORAN 3 of 3

Abstract

We investigate the impact of the construction of large-scale high-speed railways (HSRs) on regional multidimensional poverty in China. We find that the opening of HSRs can reduce this poverty indicator. This association is robust to a series of checks. Regarding the mechanisms, the opening of HSRs can improve regional accessibility, enhance local tourism, increase labor mobility and promote human capital accumulation, which alleviates multidimensional poverty. Further research indicates the regional heterogeneity of the effect. This research supplements poverty alleviation theory from the perspective of public infrastructure and offers insight into how multidimensional poverty arises and how it can be alleviated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Singapore Economic Review. 2023/06, Vol. 68, Issue 4, p1393
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0217-5908
  • DOI:10.1142/S0217590821440021
  • Accession Number:167372287
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