China's regional income inequality and its main determinants.

• Main Authors: Cher, Huey Wen., Huang, Qixiang., Lim, Che Khoon.
• Other Authors: Chen, Kang
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic development::China
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14246
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper attempts to explain the trend in regional income inequality in China using 30 provinces for the period from 1978 to 2006 by constructing Theil indices. In general, a U-shaped trend is identified and we decomposed the inequality to explain the trend. It is found that within region inequali...