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 …

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 …

In its gradual approach to economic transition, China deferred the difficult process of restructuring state owned … enterprises (SOEs) until the mid-1990s. When restructuring of large scale SOEs accelerated after 1997, China witnessed sharp …

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 …

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

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

attend high school in rural China. Change in the cost of migration is identified using exogenous variation across counties in …

families in rural China. This paper asks how participation is affected by elder parent health. We find that younger adults are …

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