Ineffective VS Effective:Has the Responsibility System of Provincial Governors for Food Security Increased Food Production?
The Responsibility System of Provincial Governors for Food Security is an important system for compacting the main responsibility of local food security and ensuring national food security.Using panel data of 31 provinces from 2004 to 2020,this paper uses the Differences-in-Differences Method to verify the impact of the Responsibility System of Provincial Governors for Food Security on food production.The study finds that the Responsibility System of Provincial Governors for Food Security has a significant role in promoting food production.This core conclusion is supported by a series of robustness tests including the replacement of the empirical model,the placebo test,adjusting the sample size and the replacement of the explained variables.Further mechanism analysis finds that the Responsibility System of Provincial Governors for Food Security achieves the goal of increasing food production mainly by enhancing the enthusiasm of local governments and leaders to administer food production.In order to better implement the Responsibility System of Provincial Governors for Food Security and stabilize food production,it is necessary to continuously optimize the assessment index system of the Responsibility System of Provincial Governors for Food Security,continuously strengthen the main awareness of local party and government leaders in food security,and strictly implement the assessment and incentive mechanism of the Responsibility System of Provincial Governors for Food Security.
The Responsibility System of Provincial Governors for Food SecurityFood ProductionFood SecurityDifferences-in-Differences Method
万方数据
维普
