Income inequality and mobility of rural households in China from 2003 to 2006
Income inequality and mobility of rural households in China from 2003 to 2006
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DOI：
10.1108/caer-12-2011-0161
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发表时间：
2014-07
影响因子：
5.1
通讯作者：
Wenkai Sun;X. Wang;C. Bai
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作者：
Wenkai Sun;X. Wang;C. Bai
研究目的：本文旨在说明2003 - 2006年中国农村收入增长和收入不平等的趋势，并考察收入流动的动力和决定因素。设计/方法/方式- -作者分解基尼系数由不同的来源和分析收入流动性的收入转移矩阵的方法。然后，作者使用动态面板数据模型估计了人口变量、劳动力迁移和其他家庭特征对收入增长的影响。研究结果- -该研究获得了有关中国农村收入流动性和收入不平等的重要发现。首先，中国农村的年收入不平等在2003年有所下降之后，在这一时期得到了缓解，其中最大的贡献来自移民工作的收入。第二，收入流动性保持相对稳定和较高水平，内陆省份的流动性高于沿海省份。第三，在控制其他因素后，贫困家庭和富裕家庭的收入水平在这一时期趋于一致。第四，收入增长取决于家庭的人口构成、人力资本积累和获得移民工作的机会。独创性/价值-健全的计量经济学方法，适用于最新的农村住户调查数据提供了重要的贡献，在中国的收入不平等和收入流动性的文献。
Purpose - – This paper aims to illustrate the trends of income growth and income inequality and examines the dynamics and determinants of income mobility in rural China from 2003 to 2006. Design/methodology/approach - – The authors decomposed the Gini coefficient by different sources and analyzed income mobility using the method of income transition matrix. The authors then estimated the effects of demographic variables, labor migration, and other household characteristics on income growth using a dynamic panel data model. Findings - – The study obtained important findings on income mobility and income inequality in rural China. First, annual income inequality in rural China was smoothed during this period after a decline from 2003, with the largest contribution from the income of migration work. Second, income mobility remained rather stable and relatively high, with higher mobility in the interior provinces than in the coastal provinces. Third, the income levels of the poor and the wealthy households converged during this period after controlling other factors. Fourth, income growth depends on in the households' demographic composition, their human capital accumulation, and their chances of getting migration jobs. Originality/value - – The sound econometric methods applied to the most current rural household survey data provide important contributions to the literature of income inequality and income mobility in China.