Rural-urban Migration and Dynamics of Income Distribution in China:A Non-parametric Approach

作     者：Yong Liu, Wei Zou 

作者机构：Postdoctorate researcher in economics Institute for Advanced Study School of Economics and Management Wuhan University Wuhan China. Institute for Advanced Study School of Economics and Management Wuhan University Wuhan China. 

出 版 物：《China & World Economy》 (中国与世界经济（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2011年第19卷第6期

页      面：37-55页

核心收录：

学科分类：120301[管理学-农业经济管理] 12[管理学] 0202[经济学-应用经济学] 02[经济学] 1203[管理学-农林经济管理] 1202[管理学-工商管理] 0201[经济学-理论经济学] 020105[经济学-世界经济] 0701[理学-数学] 

基　　金：the National Science Foundation of China(No.70673072) the National Social Science Foundation of China(No.10JZD013)for financial support 

主　　题：economic transition income distribution migration non-parametric estimation 

摘      要：Extending the income dynamics approach in Quah （2003）, the present paper studies the enlarging income inequality in China over the past three decades from the viewpoint of rural-urban migration and economic transition. We establish non-parametric estimations of rural and urban income distribution functions in China, and aggregate a population- weighted, nationwide income distribution function taking into account rural-urban differences in technological progress and price indexes. We calculate 12 inequality indexes through non-parametric estimation to overcome the biases in existingparametric estimation and, therefore, provide more accurate measurement of income inequalitY. Policy implications have been drawn based on our research.