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Understanding urban wage inequality in China 1988–2008: evidence from quantile analysis

Appleton, Simon; Song, Lina; Xia, Qingjie

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Authors

SIMON APPLETON SIMON.APPLETON@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Development Economics

LINA SONG LINA.SONG@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Economic Sociology & Chinese Studies

Qingjie Xia



Abstract

This paper examines change in wage gaps in urban China from 1988 to 2008 by estimating quantile regressions on CHIPS data. It applies the Machado and Mata (2005) decomposition, finding sharp increases in inequality largely due to changes in the wage structure. During 2002–08, changes in the returns to education and experience have been equalizing. However, changes in other categories of wage differential—by sex, occupation, ownership, industrial sector, and province—widened inequality. The gender gap continued to rise, as did the gap between white collar and blue collar workers, and between manufacturing and other sectors.

Citation

Appleton, S., Song, L., & Xia, Q. (2014). Understanding urban wage inequality in China 1988–2008: evidence from quantile analysis. World Development, 62, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.04.005

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Apr 12, 2014
Publication Date Oct 1, 2014
Deposit Date Feb 22, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal World Development
Print ISSN 0305-750X
Electronic ISSN 0305-750X
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 62
Pages 1-13
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.04.005
Keywords China; labor; wages; quantile regression; inequality
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/994158
Publisher URL http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X14001041

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