Using rural household panel data from three Chinese provinces, this paper identifies determinants of long-term poverty … and tests the duration dependence on the probability to leave poverty. Special emphasis is given to the selection of the … poverty line and inter-regional differences across provinces. Results suggest that the majority of population seems to be only …

This paper examines the impact of irrigation on rural incomes, poverty and the income distribution in rural China. The … approach is used to explore the impact of irrigation on poverty incidence. To uncover the effect of irrigation on the income … poverty and inequality …