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October 01 2018 Summary of the General Discussion on “The Decline of Income Inequality in China: Assessments and Explanations” Author and Article Information Online Issn: 1536-0083 Print Issn: 1535-3516 © 2018 by the Asian Economic Panel and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology2018Massachusetts Institute of Technology Asian Economic Papers (2018) 17 (3): 145–147. https://doi.org/10.1162/asep_a_00643 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Summary of the General Discussion on “The Decline of Income Inequality in China: Assessments and Explanations”. Asian Economic Papers 2018; 17 (3): 145–147. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/asep_a_00643 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsAsian Economic Papers Search Advanced Search Ninghua Zhong pointed out that although the paper has shown certain stylized facts about income inequality in China, it is important to explain why inequality is what it is in China. He offered a few possible explanations for the observed decline in income inequality in the paper. He said that more attention should be given to migrants to understand the turning points of income inequality around the 2008–09 Global Financial Crisis (GFC). After 2008, many migrant workers (about 20–30 million) went back to the rural areas after firms located in the eastern area closed. This would reduce rural inequality. He said that richest families are probably missing from the survey. They are constantly moving from city to city or even going abroad. He asked the author to provide an opinion on whether there is an over- or under-estimation of income inequality. He pointed out that if the survey excludes the... You do not currently have access to this content.
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