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

Wei Wang, Xin Luo, Chongmei Zhang, Jiahao Song and Dingde Xu
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Wei Wang: Department of Agriculture and Forestry Economics and Management, College of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Rd, Chengdu 130062, China
Xin Luo: Department of Agriculture and Forestry Economics and Management, College of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Rd, Chengdu 130062, China
Chongmei Zhang: Department of Agriculture and Forestry Economics and Management, College of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Rd, Chengdu 130062, China
Jiahao Song: Department of Rural and Regional Development, College of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Rd, Chengdu 130062, China
Dingde Xu: Sichuan Center for Rural Development Research, College of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Rd, Chengdu 130062, China

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 21, 1-15

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: agricultural land transfer; elderly poverty; relative poverty; PSM (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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