Using household data from samples covering 18 provinces in 1988 and 1995, income inequality within and between counties in rural Chinas assessed. The approach enables to aggregate average income and inequality to the levels of provinces and the three regions comprising eastern, central and...

We analyse the impact of internal migration in China on natives' labour market outcomes. We find evidence of a large positive correlation of the city share of migrants with natives' wages. Using different sets of control variables and instruments suggests that the effect is causal. The large...