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Expressways And Poverty Reduction: Evidence From Rural China

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  • WUKE ZHANG

    (Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, P. R. China)

  • QINGEN GAI

    (��Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China)

  • XI ZHU

    (Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, P. R. China)

  • QINGHUA SHI

    (Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, P. R. China)

Abstract

Combining rural household data and China’s expressway network, this paper estimates the causal effect of expressway access on rural household income using propensity score matching and difference-in-differences method. Our empirical results showed that access to expressways does not, on average, benefit rural households, but further evidence revealed a heterogeneous effect. Improved expressway access can promote poor rural households’ per capita net income by 23.0%, in comparison to the non-poor. Supporting evidence suggests that expressway access encourages rural–urban migration, especially for the poor rural workers, which ultimately leads to higher income for this group. These findings highlight the effects of expressway access on the reduction of rural poverty.

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  • Wuke Zhang & Qingen Gai & Xi Zhu & Qinghua Shi, 2025. "Expressways And Poverty Reduction: Evidence From Rural China," The Singapore Economic Review (SER), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 70(05), pages 1295-1324, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:serxxx:v:70:y:2025:i:05:n:s0217590823500315
    DOI: 10.1142/S0217590823500315
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    JEL classification:

    • J43 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Agricultural Labor Markets
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population
    • R42 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Government and Private Investment Analysis; Road Maintenance; Transportation Planning

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