The literature indicates the problems in the data to calculate the Gini coefficient of Chinese residents' income. Although many studies have tried to overcome the problem by decomposing the nationwide Gini ratio into urban and rural ones, the final results have been underestimated as a result of...

The literature shows that the main problem with calculating the Gini coefficient of Chinese residents’ incomes is the limitations of the data source. Though many studies have tried to overcome the limitations by decomposing the nationwide Gini coefficient into urban and rural areas, the final...

A literature review indicates that the main problem in calculating the Gini coefficient of Chinese residents’ income is the shortcomings of the data sources. Though many studies have tried to overcome these limitations through decomposing the nationwide Gini ratio by urban and rural areas, the...