@article{c0cba015ed32402ea57618f4fa41eefa,
title = "Income inequality and efficiency: A decomposition approach and applications to China",
abstract = "This paper suggests a new interpretation for a decomposition of the Theil inequality index when income can be expressed as multiplicative components. Applying the method to China, we find that the impact of technical inefficiency on inter-regional inequality has shown a declining trend.",
keywords = "China, Decomposition, Inequality, Technical efficiency",
author = "Cheng, {Yuk shing} and Li, {Sung ko}",
note = "Funding Information: We would like to thank an anonymous referee for the constructive comments on an earlier draft of this paper. The work described in this paper is partially supported by a grant from the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Project No. HKBU2010/02H).",
year = "2006",
month = apr,
doi = "10.1016/j.econlet.2005.09.011",
language = "English",
volume = "91",
pages = "8--14",
journal = "Economics Letters",
issn = "0165-1765",
publisher = "Elsevier B.V.",
number = "1",
}
