• Title of article

    Why is income inequality so low in China compared to other countries?: The effect of household survey methods

  • Author/Authors

    John Gibson، نويسنده , , Jikun Huang، نويسنده , , Scott Rozelle، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2001
  • Pages
    5
  • From page
    329
  • To page
    333
  • Abstract
    Many studies suggest that income inequality in China is comparatively low. But if income inequality in urban China was measured using monthly income, as in many other countries, it would be from 17 to 69% higher, depending on the inequality measure used.
  • Keywords
    CHINA , Income distribution , Survey methods , Inequality
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Serial Year
    2001
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Record number

    434790