Can targeted poverty alleviation reduce criminal offenses? Empirical evidence from China judgments online data

Targeted Poverty Alleviation (TPA) is an important leverage for China to overcome poverty. While its economic effects are well studied, less is known about the social impact of TPA. Based on trial documents data from the China Judgments Online, we use DID method and find the growth rate of criminal...

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Main Authors: Mengjie Yi, Jiasheng Li, Guangjun Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. 2024-03-01
Series:China Economic Quarterly International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666933124000145