Empirical Research on the Relationship between Education Poverty Alleviation and Rural Revitalization—Spatial Panel Simultaneous Equation Model Based on Provincial Panel Data

On the basis of using entropy weight method to measure China’s education poverty alleviation and rural revitalization evaluation indicators, using the panel data of 30 provinces in China (excluding Xizang, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) from 2012 to 2021, a spatial panel simultaneous equation model is constructed based on adjacency matrix, geographical distance matrix and economic geographical distance matrix deeply study the interaction mechanism and spatial spillover effects between education poverty alleviation and rural revitalization through the generalized spatial three-stage least squares method (GS3SLS). The results indicate that there is a significant spatial spillover effect and a positive spatial correlation between education poverty alleviation and rural revitalization, and there is a significant interactive effect between the two variables, while promoting each other positively. Therefore, the government should clarify the deep relationship between education poverty alleviation and rural revitalization based on the current background, and better consolidate and expand the effective connection between the achievements of education poverty alleviation and rural revitalization.

Analysis on the Path of Local Universities’Intervention in the Sustainable Development of Poor Rural Areas in the Era of Post-Poverty Alleviation:Taking Sichuan University of Science and Engineering as an Example

China has entered the era of post-poverty alleviation,which effectively links poverty alleviation achievements with rural revitalization strategies.In the era of post-poverty alleviation,in order to effectively promote the sustainable development of poor rural areas,local colleges and universities should actively nurture the self-development skills of the needy.Local colleges and universities should guide the transformation of ideas and concepts,scientifically optimize the allocation of poverty alleviation resources,improve the interest linkage mechanism between colleges and universities,strengthen the investigation and analysis of poverty alleviation projects,improve the convergence of assistance and practice,actively create a good spiritual and cultural environment,uphold the mission of helping cadres,attach importance to the support for the development of characteristic industries,and lastly,promote the convergence of rural revitalization strategies.

Schooling and Income Effect of Education Development in China:Evidence from the National Compulsory Education Project in China’s Poor Areas

Whether investing in hardware for basic education is conducive to the long-term development of school-age children is a controversial issue in academic literature.Based on the data from the 2013 Chinese Household Income Project(CHIP),this paper uses the difference-in-differences(DID)method with cross-sectional data to evaluate the policy effects of China’s National Compulsory Education Project for Poor Areas launched in 12 central provinces in the mid-1990s.We fi nd that through the construction,renovation,or expansion of primary and junior middle school buildings and purchase of teaching equipment,this project achieved on its goal of“raising education levels”:the years of schooling of the benefi ciaries after they reached adulthood increased signifi cantly by roughly 0.7 years.However,the project was not found to have an“income effect”,i.e.,the income of the benefi ciary children did not increase with the increase in schoolings.The econometric analysis shows that although the project could raise the income levels of the children in adulthood,it did not significantly increase the likelihood of the beneficiary groups moving to cities as migrant workers.Limited by the late development of secondary and tertiary industries in poor counties,the benefi ciaries who stayed locally were less likely to engage in non-farm occupations,and thus their income did not signifi cantly increase.This indicates that policies like the Compulsory Education Project designed to improve school hardware in a short period of time can effectively promote the development of basic education in poverty-stricken areas.Nonetheless,to achieve the fundamental goal of raising income while increasing schooling,it is also necessary to actively guide people moving to cities to work as migrant workers and bolster the development of local secondary and tertiary sectors.