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Prof. Qilin Xuan

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  • October 2011: Received the Level 3 Chinese Chalk Calligraphy Certificate.
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Biography

Qilin Xuan, a doctor with doing the research of psycho-linguistics graduated from Universiti Sains Malaysia, graduated from Kunming University of Science and Technology (KUST) for Master Degree with the research field of Master of Translation and Interpretation (MTI), from Xinzhou Normal University (XNU) for Bachelor Degree with the major of English Education, worked as an English teacher for 10 years in the University, published 2 co-authored books, 1 translation book and several papers (10 plus) both in Chinese and English version, completed 8 plus academic projects with partners and 1 patent and now are working as an Editorial Board Member and Reviewer for the international Chinese journal Global Science and Technology and an Editor-in-Chief and Reviewer for the International English journal International Journal of Literature and Art Innovation (IJLAI), and Expert Committee Member in several English competition.

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Prof. Dr. William Jia Li

Affiliation: Anton Rubinstein International Music Academy, Germany.
Research Interest: Music Theory and Analysis, Ethnomusicology, Music Technology and Digital Media, Music Education and Pedagogy, Music Performance and Interpretation.

Dr. Raimi Lukman

Affiliation: University of Brunei Darussalam (UBD), Brunei.
Research Interest: Entrepreneurial, Management, Development Economics.

Dr. Maria Ciurea

Affiliation: Department of Economics Sciences, University of Petrosani, Romania.
Research Interest: Economics, Accounting and Auditing for the Public Sector, Management, Finance.

dr. Ian James Martins

Affiliation: Senior Researcher, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
Research Interest: Global Diabetes, Nutritional Therapy, Anti-Aging Therapies, Stress, Anxiety And Depression, Molecular Neuroendocrine, Low Palmitic Acid.

Dr. Zhilwan Tahir Hama Faraj

Affiliation: PhD in the Philosophy of History, International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC-IIUM), Malaysia.
Research Interest: History, Philosophy of History. Civilizational Studies, Historical Method, Political Theory, Future Studies.

Dr. Jacinthe Rihan

Affiliation: Professor of Sociology and Sustainable Development, Ain Shams University, Egypt.
Research Interest: Sociology, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Social Exclusion, Cultural Sociology.

Assoc. Prof. LEI Guowei

Affiliation: School of Science, Jimei University, 361021 Xiamen City, Fujian Province China.
Research Interest: Signal Processing & Wireless Communications & Quantum Communications.

Dr. Li Zhang

Affiliation: School of Sociology, China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, China.
Research Interest: Social Demography, Health, Gerontology, Chinese Studies.

Dr. Jeremy Leong

Affiliation: Independent Scholar, former Head of Postgraduate Studies and Assistant Professor of Music (Musicology) at UCSI University, Institute of Music, Malaysia.
Research Interest: Musicology, Ethnomusicology, Music Theory & Analysis, Cultural Studies, East-West Encounter (especially China and the West/Germany), Music of Southeast Asia, Musical Orientalism.

Dr. S.A. Edalatpanah

Affiliation: Associate Professor, Vice President Research & Development of Ayandegan Institute of Higher Education, Iran.
Research Interest: Efficiency Measurement, Operations Management, Business Analytics, Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Problems.

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Articles Inpress

Authors: Feng Lan, Shuohua Tan*, & Hanxiong Li

Published Date: March 06, 2025

Cite: Lan, F., Tan, S., & Li, H. (2025). The impact of “poverty alleviation” on the income of urban and rural residents in state-level impoverished counties: Evidence from China. Crystal Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 1(1), 01-21.

Abstract
Due to the differences in the national conditions of different countries, the effectiveness of the exit mechanism of impoverished areas in other countries is still controversial. Therefore, based on the data of 832 state-level impoverished counties in China from 2013 to 2020, the research goal of this paper is to apply the Staggered DlD method to study the impact effect and mechanism of poverty alleviation in national impoverished counties on the income of urban and rural residents, which is of great significance to stimulate the income increase of impoverished The population. The results indicate that: (1) With the support of positive incentive policies and sound exit mechanisms, after poverty alleviation, the two-way fixed effect model shows that the income of urban and rural residents in China's poverty alleviation counties has a significant growth effect. (2) In addition, there is regional heterogeneity in the growth effect of urban and rural residents' income in impoverished counties, which generally presents the differentiation pattern of “high at the eastern and western ends, low in the middle” and “high in the south, low in the north”. (3) Further analysis using the generalized synthetic control method confirms the effectiveness of the poverty alleviation policy. (4) The influence mechanism of poverty alleviation on urban and rural residents' income is heterogeneous, in which levels of agricultural mechanization, education, social welfare, and local financial hematopoietic capacity have significant promotion effects on the income of urban and rural residents in impoverished counties. The research in this paper not only enriches the research content and realistic path of consolidating China's poverty alleviation achievements but also makes certain theoretical and practical contributions to the revitalization and development of China’s once-impoverished countries.

Keywords
Poverty Alleviation; The Income of Urban and Rural Residents; The Staggered DID Method

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