Title: Research on the Relationship between Education and Income Inequality of Urban Residents:From the Perspective of Gini Coefficient Decomposition
Abstract:Based on the latest data of China General Social Survey 2008,this paper researches the relationship between education and income inequality of urban residents by decomposing gini coefficient. This pap...Based on the latest data of China General Social Survey 2008,this paper researches the relationship between education and income inequality of urban residents by decomposing gini coefficient. This paper finds that education inequality is the most important factor leading to urban residents' income inequality using regression-based inequality decomposition. And after gini coefficient decomposition find that the contribution rate of income inequality between different groups to overall income inequality is 8.65%,and urban residents' income inequality mainly comes from the inequality within groups. Income inequality within groups of the lower education level in western and central region is more than eastern region.The empirical study concludes that providing equal educational opportunity,reducing the inequality of education and increasing investment of compulsory education in western and central region can narrow the income gap effectively.Read More
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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