This paper discusses the possibility of China falling into the so-called middle income trap in terms of three … follows: First, China has increasingly become innovative and thus differs from other middle income countries. Second, China … has many successful big businesses, a number disproportionate to its size. Thus, China differs from other middle income …

Using Chinese Household Income Project survey data from 2013, this paper investigates the effects of family size and … test of the quantity-quality tradeoff. We use variations in a mother's exposure to various phases of China's family …

Chapter from: 'Rising Inequality in China: Challenge to a Harmonious Society', edited by Shi Li, Hiroshi Sato and Terry …

Chapter from: 'Rising Inequality in China: Challenge to a Harmonious Society', edited by Shi Li, Hiroshi Sato and Terry …

Chapter from: 'Rising Inequality in China: Challenge to a Harmonious Society', edited by Shi Li, Hiroshi Sato and Terry …

Chapter from: 'Rising Inequality in China: Challenge to a Harmonious Society', edited by Shi Li, Hiroshi Sato and Terry …

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

which share in common their use of household data from the latest round of the China Household Income Project (CHIP) survey … to analyze recent trends in inequality in China. We begin with an overview of relevant economic and policy developments … in China and discuss data and measurement issues. We discuss our central estimates of national income inequality based on …