Can Land Transfer Alleviate the Poverty of the Elderly? Evidence from Rural China

This study explores the impact of farmland transfer on the multidimensional relative poverty of the elderly in rural areas to provide a reference for the study of rural land transfer in China and improve the welfare system for the elderly. Based on the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) rural sample...

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Autores principales: Wei Wang, Xin Luo, Chongmei Zhang, Jiahao Song, Dingde Xu
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:6b7a4973cca54959a3beef3cdd39e01f2021-11-11T16:26:29ZCan Land Transfer Alleviate the Poverty of the Elderly? Evidence from Rural China10.3390/ijerph1821112881660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/6b7a4973cca54959a3beef3cdd39e01f2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11288https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601This study explores the impact of farmland transfer on the multidimensional relative poverty of the elderly in rural areas to provide a reference for the study of rural land transfer in China and improve the welfare system for the elderly. Based on the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) rural sample data in 2018, this paper uses the AF multidimensional index measurement method to assess multidimensional relative poverty in rural areas. Logit regression estimation examines the single index poverty of rural older adults transferred from rural land and the impact of multidimensional relative poverty, using the propensity score matching method (PSM) to analyze the results’ robustness. The transfer of agricultural land has different impacts on the poverty of different rural elderly poverty indicators and negatively affects the comprehensive effect of rural elderly poverty. The transfer of agricultural land significantly alleviates rural elderly poverty. Reasonable and effective transfer of agricultural land, together with improved rural social security and a caring service system for the elderly, will promote the continuous operation of large-scale agricultural operations and alleviate rural elderly poverty.Wei WangXin LuoChongmei ZhangJiahao SongDingde XuMDPI AGarticleagricultural land transferelderly povertyrelative povertyPSMMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11288, p 11288 (2021)
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language EN
topic agricultural land transfer
elderly poverty
relative poverty
PSM
Medicine
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spellingShingle agricultural land transfer
elderly poverty
relative poverty
PSM
Medicine
R
Wei Wang
Xin Luo
Chongmei Zhang
Jiahao Song
Dingde Xu
Can Land Transfer Alleviate the Poverty of the Elderly? Evidence from Rural China
description This study explores the impact of farmland transfer on the multidimensional relative poverty of the elderly in rural areas to provide a reference for the study of rural land transfer in China and improve the welfare system for the elderly. Based on the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) rural sample data in 2018, this paper uses the AF multidimensional index measurement method to assess multidimensional relative poverty in rural areas. Logit regression estimation examines the single index poverty of rural older adults transferred from rural land and the impact of multidimensional relative poverty, using the propensity score matching method (PSM) to analyze the results’ robustness. The transfer of agricultural land has different impacts on the poverty of different rural elderly poverty indicators and negatively affects the comprehensive effect of rural elderly poverty. The transfer of agricultural land significantly alleviates rural elderly poverty. Reasonable and effective transfer of agricultural land, together with improved rural social security and a caring service system for the elderly, will promote the continuous operation of large-scale agricultural operations and alleviate rural elderly poverty.
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author Wei Wang
Xin Luo
Chongmei Zhang
Jiahao Song
Dingde Xu
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Xin Luo
Chongmei Zhang
Jiahao Song
Dingde Xu
author_sort Wei Wang
title Can Land Transfer Alleviate the Poverty of the Elderly? Evidence from Rural China
title_short Can Land Transfer Alleviate the Poverty of the Elderly? Evidence from Rural China
title_full Can Land Transfer Alleviate the Poverty of the Elderly? Evidence from Rural China
title_fullStr Can Land Transfer Alleviate the Poverty of the Elderly? Evidence from Rural China
title_full_unstemmed Can Land Transfer Alleviate the Poverty of the Elderly? Evidence from Rural China
title_sort can land transfer alleviate the poverty of the elderly? evidence from rural china
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/6b7a4973cca54959a3beef3cdd39e01f
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