作者：郑新业
发表时间：2012-03-01
概要：
By using Difference-in-Difference method, this paper empirically investigates the impact of fiscal reform on economic growth. Our major finding is that the “Province-Manage-County” reform has contributed greatly to the expansion of economic activities in counties directly governed by province government. This paper contributes to the literature in that the practice severs the first try to use quasi-experiment to examine the impact of fiscal reform on economic growth. The paper also has implication for policy-makers in that our finding does not constitute a support to the on-going fiscal reform in China.
关键词： 省管县，分权，经济增长，双重差分
