Mineral extraction and long‐term human capital accumulation

IF 2 4区经济学 Q2 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Review of Development Economics Pub Date : 2023-08-30 DOI:10.1111/rode.13050

Chen Feng, Yao Zhang, Renjie Zhao, Xiaolu Zhao

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Abstract

This study examines the long‐term impacts of early coal mining on human capital outcomes. Based on coal mines across 260 prefectures in late Qing China (c.1840–1912), we find that early coal mining led to a significant rise in schooling years in 2000. We trace the historical channels and show that the influence of early coal mining has persisted through and helped shape the modernization of China, which includes local industrialization and a complimentary supply of educational infrastructure. These results suggest that in contrast to other grabbing mineral extraction, inclusive coal mining systems benefit long‐term human capital accumulation and economic growth, not mining activity per se.

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矿产开采和长期人力资本积累

本研究考察了早期煤炭开采对人力资本结果的长期影响。基于清末中国(c.1840-1912) 260个县的煤矿，我们发现早期的煤矿开采导致2000年教育年限的显著增加。我们追溯了历史渠道，并表明早期煤炭开采的影响一直持续存在，并帮助塑造了中国的现代化，其中包括地方工业化和免费提供的教育基础设施。这些结果表明，与其他掠夺性矿产开采相比，包容性煤炭开采系统有利于长期人力资本积累和经济增长，而不是采矿活动本身。

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Review of Development Economics Multiple-

CiteScore

3.20

自引率

6.20%

发文量

109

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