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High-Quality Farm and Poverty Alleviation: Evidence from Rural China

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  • Shiyi Chen
  • Wanlin Liu
  • Wenjie Liu

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To evaluate large-scale publicly funded projects aiming at improving farmland quality, we study the income effects of China’s High-Standard Farmland Construction Program. We exploit the implementation of the program and conduct a difference-in-differences analysis. We find that the program improved per capita income for rural populations, mainly through short-term projects. Crop production gains driven by complementary inputs, including machinery and fertilizer combined with efficient land allocation rather than labor allocation, are the primary mechanisms that account for the impact of this policy.

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  • Shiyi Chen & Wanlin Liu & Wenjie Liu, 2026. "High-Quality Farm and Poverty Alleviation: Evidence from Rural China," Land Economics, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 102(2), pages 271-289.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwp:landec:v:102:y:2026:i:2:p:271-289
    Note: DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/le.102.2.063024-0056R1
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    • O11 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • Q11 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis; Prices

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