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Can Infrastructure Development Alleviate Multidimensional Poverty? €” Evidence From China

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  • YONGBO GE

    (School of Insurance, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan, P. R. China)

  • YUEXIAO ZHU

    (��School of Finance, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan, P. R. China)

  • WENQIANG ZHANG

    (��School of Finance, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan, P. R. China)

  • XIAORAN KONG

    (��School of Finance, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan, P. R. China)

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.

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  • Yongbo Ge & Yuexiao Zhu & Wenqiang Zhang & Xiaoran Kong, 2023. "Can Infrastructure Development Alleviate Multidimensional Poverty? €” Evidence From China," The Singapore Economic Review (SER), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 68(04), pages 1393-1426, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:serxxx:v:68:y:2023:i:04:n:s0217590821440021
    DOI: 10.1142/S0217590821440021
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    1. Li, Jiapeng & Zuo, Xuguang & Sun, Chuanwang, 2023. "The effect of urban renewal on residential energy consumption expenditure--the example of shantytown renovation," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 183(C).

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    Keywords

    High-speed railways; infrastructure development; multidimensional poverty; poverty alleviation; developing country;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General
    • D01 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
    • E20 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)
    • E21 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Consumption; Saving; Wealth
    • E60 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - General

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