Targeted Poverty Alleviation and Children’s Academic Performance in China

Huifu Nong; Qing Zhang; Hongjia Zhu; Rong Zhu

doi:10.1111/roiw.12517

journal article May 26, 2021

Targeted Poverty Alleviation and Children’s Academic Performance in China

Huifu Nong Qing Zhang

Hongjia Zhu Rong Zhu

Review of Income and Wealth Vol. 68 No. 4 pp. 951-969 · Wiley

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Abstract

This paper estimates the causal impact of China’s targeted poverty alleviation program on the academic achievement of students from poor households. We use the longitudinal academic records of a cohort of students from all middle schools in a nationally designated poor county in China. Using the difference‐in‐differences approach, we show that targeted poverty alleviation improves the scholastic performance of girls and their achievement rank among peer students. However, we find no such empirical evidence for boys. Our findings suggest that the new anti‐poverty program in China has the potential to ameliorate the intergenerational transmission of low socioeconomic status to girls by promoting their human capital accumulation.

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Published: May 26, 2021
Vol/Issue: 68(4)
Pages: 951-969
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Authors

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Huifu Nong

Guangdong University of Finance

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Qing Zhang

Hunan University of Technology and Business

Jinan University

Flinders University

Cite This Article

Huifu Nong, Qing Zhang, Hongjia Zhu, et al. (2021). Targeted Poverty Alleviation and Children’s Academic Performance in China. Review of Income and Wealth, 68(4), 951-969. https://doi.org/10.1111/roiw.12517

Targeted Poverty Alleviation and Children’s Academic Performance in China

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