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The Nexus of Income and Size Distribution of Chinese Cities, 1984 - 2003

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Chun- Yu Ho () (Department of Economics, Boston University)
Dan Li () (Department of Economics, Boston University)

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We estimate the distribution dynamics of city income and size in China during 1984-2003 using stochastic kernel. Our results show that intra-distribution mobility are significant in both income and size and provide evidences on China experienced internal brain drain.

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Paper provided by Boston University - Department of Economics in its series Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series with number WP2007-040.

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Date of creation: Sep 2007
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Keywords: City Income; City Size; Distribution Dynamics; Kernel Density; China;

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O15 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
O18 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses
R11 - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Analysis of Growth, Development, and Changes

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