Harmonised microdata show a Gini coefficient for per capita total income of 45.3 percent in China 2002 and 33.6 percent … urban areas in China are important reasons for this cross-country difference in inequality. Wage is a more non …-equalising income source in China than in Russia. While Russian public transfers reduce income inequality, Chinese public transfers …

regulations in Chinese formal sector firms. We find evidence that there is broad compliance with legal minimum wages in China …

This paper provides evidence on whether the minimum wage (MW) has affected gender wage gaps in urban China. Several …