The Binding Effect and Optimization Path of Rural Dibao Program with the Goal of"Increasing the Lower Bound"
As the core institutional arrangement at the bottom of China's social assistance system,Dibao(Minimum Living Standard Guarantee)program has tied up a large number of assistance resources in practice,resulting in a widening welfare gap between Dibao recipients and other low-income groups,which poses challenges to enhance the effect of"increasing the lower bound"and promote common prosperity.Based on the sample data from CFPS and CHFS,this paper empirically examines the bundling effect of rural Dibao program in different periods by employing the Fuzzy RD method,and conducts a policy simulation analysis.The results show that the welfare bundling effect of rural Dibao program is continuously strengthened during the sample period,and the special assistance entitled to Dibao recipients is much higher than that to other comparable low-income families,especially regarding the renovation of dilapidated houses and medical and education subsidies.Through further policy simulation,we find that by transferring the bundled assistance to other low-income families,the income gap within low-income people can be narrowed and the effectiveness of the social assistance system can be improved without increasing the fiscal burden.Therefore,this paper proposes to break the bundling effect of rural Dibao program,turn the welfare"cliff"into a"gentle slope",and improve the effect of social assistance.
Common ProsperityLow-income GroupsSocial Assistance SystemDibao Bundling Effect
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