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Author Zhou, Yunbo.

Title Empirical analysis on income inequality of Chinese residents / Yunbo Zhou, Yan Qin ; translated by Cui'e Hu
Published Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource
Series Gu Shutang academic fund of economics, 2195-0059
Gu Shutang academic fund of economics
Contents Introduction -- Concept of Income Distribution and Indexes and Methods for Measuring Income Inequality -- Income Inequality of China's Urban Residents and the Factors Which Impact It -- Income Inequality of Chinese Rural Resident and the Factors Which Impact It -- Income Inequality of China's Total Resident and the Factors Which Impact It -- Impact of Rent-Seeking on Income Inequality -- Forecast for Chinese Residents' Income Inequality in the Future -- Conclusions and Policy Suggestions
Summary Annotation The subject of this book is discussing the income inequality of Chinese residents, its change and the factors that impact it. In this book all kinds of quantitative methods, including decomposing Gini Coefficients method, Fei-Ranis method, two-sectors model and other econometric models. Some special features are that in this book, a two-sectors model was set up to analyze the impact of population migration from urban areas to rural areas on income inequality of total residents, and the inverted U hypothesis was tested by time-series regression model. The inverted U hypothesis is supported by the change of income inequality of Chinese total residents which is different from the conclusion of present reaches. In additional, the impact of rent-seeking income on inequality was discussed, an economic mode was founded to explain the causes of rent-seeking activities in Chinas present stage
Analysis Economics
Economics/Management Science
Population Economics
economie
bedrijfswetenschap
management science
populaties
populations
Management studies, Business Administration, Organizational Science (General)
Economics (General)
Management, bedrijfskunde, organisatiekunde (algemeen)
Economie (algemeen)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes English
Subject Income distribution -- China.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- Macroeconomics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Economic Conditions.
Science économique.
Affaires.
Income distribution
Population -- Economic aspects
SUBJECT China -- Population -- Economic aspects
Subject China
Form Electronic book
Author Qin, Yan
ISBN 9783642249525
3642249523