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Understanding Urban Wage Inequality in China 1988-2008: Evidence from Quantile Analysis
Appleton, Simon; Song, Lina; Xia, Qingjie - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
This paper examines change in wage gaps in urban China by estimating quantile regressions on CHIPS data. It applies the … quantiles, along with wage differentials by sex and party membership. The role of industrial structure, ownership reform and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010604099
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The Effects of the State Sector on Wage Inequality in Urban China: 1988–2007
Xia, Qingjie; Song, Lina; Li, Shi; Appleton, Simon - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
This paper examines the effects of state sector domination on wage inequality in urban China. Using Chinese Household …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010604487
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Growing out of Poverty: Trends and Patterns of Urban Poverty in China 1988–2002
Appleton, Simon; Song, Lina; Xia, Qingjie - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
This paper estimates trends in absolute poverty in urban China from 1988 to 2002 using the Chinese Household Income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566831
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The Economics of Communist Party Membership: The Curious Case of Rising Numbers and Wage Premium during China’s Transition
Appleton, Simon; Knight, John; Song, Lina; Xia, Qingjie - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
surveys, spanning eleven years, to answer this question with respect to labour market rewards in urban China. We conceptualize …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761810