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Emergence of Wealth Inequality in China: Evidence from Rural Household Survey, 1986 -2000

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  • Yoo, Kyeongwon

    (The Bank of Korea)

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Based on relatively recent household survey data (1986 2000) in rural China, this paper analyzes the composition and inequality in non-land wealth. We first document the evolution of rural households wealth during the sample period. Our results show that the housing assets have played a dominant role in their wealth composition although the share of the assets tends to decrease during the period. We also observe that financial and fixed assets have become relatively important in their wealth composition. Based on various inequality measures we are able to provide consistent evidence that the inequality of wealth distribution has worsened in rural China. We find that financial asset holdings appear to have significant unequalizing effect on the total non-land wealth distribution, mostly due to the growing differential in rural non-farm opportunities.

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  • Yoo, Kyeongwon, 2003. "Emergence of Wealth Inequality in China: Evidence from Rural Household Survey, 1986 -2000," East Asian Economic Review, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, vol. 7(2), pages 155-182, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:eaerev:0213
    DOI: 10.11644/KIEP.JEAI.2003.7.2.110
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    Keywords

    Wealth; Inequality; Rural China;
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    JEL classification:

    • O53 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Asia including Middle East
    • P25 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics
    • Q13 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Markets and Marketing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness
    • Q14 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Finance
    • Q15 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment

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