migrating peasants, and, consequently, has a positive effect on narrowing the rural-urban income or consumption gap. Urban labor …

, enabling a detailed analysis of changes in wealth distribution among Chinese households. Our analysis indicates that the wealth … apartments were sold to urban households at extremely low prices, has accelerated the accumulation of wealth among urban … households on the one hand, and widened the wealth gap between urban and rural areas on the other. …

, enabling a detailed analysis of changes in wealth distribution among Chinese households. Our analysis indicates that the wealth … apartments were sold to urban households at extremely low prices, has accelerated the accumulation of wealth among urban … households on the one hand, and widened the wealth gap between urban and rural areas on the other. …

for quality by high-income households has fueled recent growth in modern food retail and sales of premium-priced food and … beverage products. Food expenditures and incomes have grown much more slowly for rural and low-income urban households. … safety in food. Food expenditures grow faster than quantities purchased as income rises, suggesting that consumers with …