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Governmental support and multidimensional poverty alleviation: efficiency assessment in rural areas of Vietnam

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  • Chinh Hoang-Duc

    (VNU University of Economics and Business
    University of Manchester)

  • Hang Nguyen-Thu

    (VNU University of Economics and Business
    University of East Anglia)

  • Tuan Nguyen-Anh

    (VNU University of Economics and Business
    Université Paris Nanterre)

  • Hiep Tran-Duc

    (VNU University of Economics and Business)

  • Linh Nguyen-Thi-Thuy

    (VNU University of Economics and Business)

  • Phuong Do-Hoang

    (VNU University of Economics and Business)

  • Nguyen To-The

    (VNU University of Economics and Business)

  • Vuong Vu-Tien

    (Vietnam National Univeristy of Agriculture)

  • Huong Nguyen-Thi-Lan

    (VNU University of Economics and Business)

Abstract

This paper provides evidence on the poverty-eradication effect of governmental support, broadly categorised into human support and living support. Following the doubly robust approach and using data collected from 1,538 households of mountainous ethnic minorities, the evidence indicates that current governmental support can help reduce the poor’s multidimensional poverty. However, these supports cannot mitigate all of the deprivations the poor endure. The alleviation impact of human support is observed in education and health deprivations, but that of living support is limited to health deprivation. Employment and living standard deprivations appear to not be significantly influenced by both supports. The results on the effect of human support on education and of living support on health are robust to sensitivity checks, following a novel approach examining violations of unconfoundedness. These findings contribute to the literature on government policy efficacy and suggest a crucial policy adjustment area.

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  • Chinh Hoang-Duc & Hang Nguyen-Thu & Tuan Nguyen-Anh & Hiep Tran-Duc & Linh Nguyen-Thi-Thuy & Phuong Do-Hoang & Nguyen To-The & Vuong Vu-Tien & Huong Nguyen-Thi-Lan, 2024. "Governmental support and multidimensional poverty alleviation: efficiency assessment in rural areas of Vietnam," The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer;Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, vol. 22(4), pages 999-1038, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joecin:v:22:y:2024:i:4:d:10.1007_s10888-024-09620-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s10888-024-09620-1
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    Keywords

    Governmental support; Multidimensional poverty; Propensity score; Doubly robust; Vietnam;
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    JEL classification:

    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • P46 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Consumer Economics; Health; Education and Training; Welfare, Income, Wealth, and Poverty

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