apply these tools to the measurement of chronic and transient poverty in China using a rich panel data set that extends over …

apply these tools to the measurement of chronic and transient poverty in China using a rich panel data set that extends over …

We document the evolution of the income distribution in rural China, from 1987 through 1999, with an emphasis on … conducted by the China’s Research Center for Rural Economy (RCRE) in Beijing. These surveys permit us to construct a set of …

This paper provides an overview of the evolution of income inequality and poverty in China from 1987 to 2002 …, documenting significant increases of inequality within China's urban and rural populations. In rural areas, increased inequality … restructuring have fueled the growth in inequality within urban areas. Poverty levels, however, are very low. China should give more …

We document the evolution of the income distribution in rural China, from 1987 through 1999, with an emphasis on … conducted by the China<92>s Research Center for Rural Economy (RCRE) in Beijing. These surveys permit us to construct a set of …

Using data from the China Urban Labor Survey conducted in five large Chinese cities at year end 2001, we quantify the …

returns to schooling in urban China by exploiting individual-level variation in the effects of city-wide disruptions to …

on the likelihood that households in rural China fall below the poverty line. In this application, it is shown that …