| ID | 128166 |
| Title Proper | Can grain subsidies impede rural-urban migration in hinterland China? evidence from field surveys |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Meng, Lei |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In this paper I examine if China's grain subsidy program keeps farmers from engaging in migratory work using self-collected panel rural household survey data from Zhijiang, Hubei province. Making use of Zhijiang's unique geographical features, I construct a treatment and a control group and use a difference-in-differences methodology to identify the subsidy effect on migration. My results suggest that the grain subsidy policy does keep farmers at the rural origin. |
| `In' analytical Note | China Economic Review Vol. 23, No.3; Sep 2012: p.729-741 |
| Journal Source | China Economic Review Vol. 23, No.3; Sep 2012: p.729-741 |
| Key Words | Migration ; Agricultural Subsidy ; Rural China |