Horizontal Transfer of Educational Opportunities Promotes Human Capital Development in Central and Western China
Utilizing the 2008 Central and Western Region Supportive Enrollment Collaboration Plan as a shock and the Cohort Difference-in-differences identification strategy,we find that a 10-percentage-point increase in policy quotas will raise the participation rate of high school in the midwest region by about 5 percentage points,promoting regional educational equity.Mechanism analysis reveals that the policy ele-vates educational expectations,thereby increasing educational willingness;we also demonstrate from a group differences perspective that the policy promotes educational equity primarily by improving the situa-tion of individuals in resource-poor regions.Moreover,improved educational opportunities also increase educational years,occupational status,and income levels.
equity of opportunityenrollment collaboration planhuman capital
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