The literature on regional disparities in China rarely analyzes individual income. Similarly, most research on individual income inequality does not take regional differences into account. Using data from the 2005 One...The literature on regional disparities in China rarely analyzes individual income. Similarly, most research on individual income inequality does not take regional differences into account. Using data from the 2005 One Percent National Population Sample Survey, this paper describes income inequality at the national level and among (variously defined) regions from the angle of individual income, and analyzes factors affecting income inequality.展开更多
基金supported by Chinese National Social Science Fund (Project Name: The Reformation of Income Distribution institution and Social Equity No.06&ZD014)
文摘The literature on regional disparities in China rarely analyzes individual income. Similarly, most research on individual income inequality does not take regional differences into account. Using data from the 2005 One Percent National Population Sample Survey, this paper describes income inequality at the national level and among (variously defined) regions from the angle of individual income, and analyzes factors affecting income inequality.