One of the most notable social phenomena in China is the large urban-rural disparity. There are many studies of it, but … and rural households in China from 1988 to 2002. Our results suggest that low quantiles are associated with large … ; consumption ; quantile regression decomposition ; China …

We study the dispersion in rates of provincial economic- and TFP growth in China. Our results show that regional growth … regional gaps in China as well as an efficient means to promote economic growth. …

This paper investigates how ethnic minorities in rural China are faring compared with the ethnic majority. The village … is the unit of analysis and large surveys for 2002 are used. Minority villages in northeast China are found to have a …

China's government is promoting the shift towards a consumption-based economy since a few years. The explicit goal to … paper, we raise the hypothesis that soaring wages negatively affect FDI inflows to China and alter the distribution of FDI … the distribution of FDI within China. In addition, we show that the changes in China's economic strategy improve the …

Disparities in length of schooling between the largest Muslim minority in China, the Hui, and the Han majority are …

This paper analyzes the regional variation of minimum wage in China. We first introduce the institutional background of … China's minimum wage policy, and then describe the regional variation of the minimum wages using detailed minimum wage data …

We analyse the impact of internal migration in China on natives' labour market outcomes. We find evidence of a large … be expected from further migration and urbanisation in China. …

This paper analyzes urban-rural disparities of China's child health and nutritional status using the China Health and … children in China as well as how such disparities have changed during the period 1989-2006. The results show that on average … also reduced during this period. -- child ; health and nutritional status ; urban-rural disparities ; China …

We study the dispersion in rates of provincial economic- and TFP growth in China. Our results show that regional growth … regional gaps in China as well as an efficient means to promote economic growth. -- China ; TFP growth ; economic growth …