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Article: Do college graduates serving as village officials help rural China?
Title | Do college graduates serving as village officials help rural China? |
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Issue Date | 2017 |
Citation | American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2017, v. 9, n. 4, p. 186-215 How to Cite? |
Abstract | This study estimates the effect of improved bureaucrat quality on poverty alleviation by exploring a unique human capital reallocation policy in China-the College Graduate Village Officials (CGVOs) program. We find that introducing CGVOs into the village governance system improves the targeting and implementation of the central government's social assistance programs. CGVOs help eligible poor households understand and apply for relevant subsidies, thus increasing the number of pro-poor program beneficiaries. Further analysis suggests that CGVOs change bureaucrat quality, rather than quantity, of village governance, and their presence reduces elite capture of pro-poor programs. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/302208 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 5.5 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 8.933 |
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dc.contributor.author | He, Guojun | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wang, Shaoda | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-30T13:58:01Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-08-30T13:58:01Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2017, v. 9, n. 4, p. 186-215 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1945-7782 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/302208 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This study estimates the effect of improved bureaucrat quality on poverty alleviation by exploring a unique human capital reallocation policy in China-the College Graduate Village Officials (CGVOs) program. We find that introducing CGVOs into the village governance system improves the targeting and implementation of the central government's social assistance programs. CGVOs help eligible poor households understand and apply for relevant subsidies, thus increasing the number of pro-poor program beneficiaries. Further analysis suggests that CGVOs change bureaucrat quality, rather than quantity, of village governance, and their presence reduces elite capture of pro-poor programs. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | American Economic Journal: Applied Economics | - |
dc.title | Do college graduates serving as village officials help rural China? | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_OA_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1257/app.20160079 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85029841843 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 9 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 186 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 215 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1945-7790 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000411565400008 | - |