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The Role of the High-speed Railway for Alleviating Relative Poverty: A Case Study of China

Mengjie Jin et al.

Journal of Transport, Economics and Policy2026https://doi.org/10.3828/jtep.2026.2article
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This research investigates the impact of the high-speed railway (HSR) on relative poverty from a novel perspective of HSR stations as transportation hubs by considering a case study of the Yangtze River Delta region. We find that HSRs effectively alleviate relative poverty, and the impact decreases as poverty increases. HSR internal accessibility exhibits a stronger mitigation effect on relative poverty than external accessibility. The first mechanism of HSR’s mitigation effect is technological development via HSR’s diffusion effect; the second mechanism is non-agricultural employment opportunities via HSR’s syphoning effect. This study provides empirical support for poverty alleviation through HSR development in developed and developing nations.

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@article{mengjie2026,
  title        = {{The Role of the High-speed Railway for Alleviating Relative Poverty: A Case Study of China}},
  author       = {Mengjie Jin et al.},
  journal      = {Journal of Transport, Economics and Policy},
  year         = {2026},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3828/jtep.2026.2},
}

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F · citation impact0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20
M · momentum0.50 × 0.15 = 0.07
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