How Education Promotes Common Prosperity:An Empirical Test Based on Provincial Panel Data Between 2003 and 2020
Education is an important mechanism for the achievement of common prosperity.This study,based on provincial panel data between 2003 and 2020,empirically tests the effect of education on common prosperity.The results show the following:Education has a steadily promotive effect on common prosperity;it promotes common prosperity through four channels:increasing tax revenue,promoting population mobility,enhancing entrepreneurial vitality,and improving high-level employment;the promotive effect of China's education on common prosperity significantly varies according to different areas and educational levels;education in East China and Central China has a significantly promotive effect on common prosperity,while education in West China has no significant effect on common prosperity;and secondary education significantly promotes regional common prosperity,while primary education and higher education have no significant effect on common prosperity.Therefore,we must prioritize the development of education,and empower common prosperity through the high-quality development of education;optimize the allocation structure of educational resources,and promote the coordinated development of education and common prosperity in West China;and make more efforts to develop secondary education,and enhance the role of primary education and higher education in their promotion of common prosperity.
educationcommon prosperityhigh-quality development
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