Title: Analysis of China Farmers' Income Difference
Abstract:In this paper,the Theil index is used to measure the differences in China farmers' income. We found that in the new century,Chinese income inequality among farmers through a phase of increased and the...In this paper,the Theil index is used to measure the differences in China farmers' income. We found that in the new century,Chinese income inequality among farmers through a phase of increased and then decreased. Further studies showed that wage income is the main source of inequality. However,the contribution of property income and transfer income to the inequality increases year by year. Transfer payments did not become an effective means to narrow the income gap. Finally,the paper based VECM model studied the long-term dynamics relationship between the dependency ratio and farmers' wage income,partly explains the reason of huge difference in wage income.Read More
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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