Income inequality and efficiency: A decomposition approach and applications to China

Yuk shing Cheng*, Sung ko Li

*Corresponding author for this work

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    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.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)8-14
    Number of pages7
    JournalEconomics Letters
    Volume91
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Apr 2006

    Scopus Subject Areas

    • Finance
    • Economics and Econometrics

    User-Defined Keywords

    • China
    • Decomposition
    • Inequality
    • Technical efficiency

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