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Income inequality in China: causes and policy responses
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The phenomenal economic growth in China has been accompanied by a rapid increase in income inequality. This paper reviews the historical trends and patterns of income inequality in China, discusses the potential causes underlying rising income inequality, and applies the functional distribution of income approach in understanding China''s income inequality. This analytical approach highlights how rising return to capital relative to wage incomes can be an important source for increasing income inequality in China. The paper provides the evidence which shows that the rapid economic growth in China has been relying on a model that pays high returns to various kinds of capital including financial capital and real estate, while the ownership of capital is very unequal. This finding prompts us to rethink about the causes of China''s income inequality and to formulate appropriate policies based on the new way of understanding this pressing issue of income distribution in China.
income inequalityfunctional distribution of incomeinstitutional changeChina
Yixiao Zhou、Ligang Song
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School of Economics and Finance, Curtin Business School, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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