Regional segregation or industrial monopoly? Dual labor market segmentation and income inequality in China

Regional segregation or industrial monopoly? Dual labor market segmentation and income inequality in China

Using data from the 2010 China Family Panel Study and countyand industry-level statistics, we estimate cross-classified multilevel models to examine the determinants of the income gap among Chinese workers. Results show that both regional and industrial differences are important sources of income inequality in China. Taken together, they account for about one fifth of the total variation in ind...

Income inequality and income segregation.

This article investigates how the growth in income inequality from 1970 to 2000 affected patterns of income segregation along three dimensions: the spatial segregation of poverty and affluence, race-specific patterns of income segregation, and the geographic scale of income segregation. The evidence reveals a robust relationship between income inequality and income segregation, an effect that i...

Endogenous Monopoly Market Segmentation

The standard monopoly pricing problem is re-considered when the buyer’s type (e.g. age, income, experience) can be credibly disclosed at some cost. In the optimal sales mechanism with costly disclosure, the seller posts a “sticker price” available to any buyer, as well as a schedule of discounts available to those who disclose certain types. Unambiguous welfare implications are available in the...

Dual Labor Markets: A Theory of Labor Market Segmentation

Regional Income Inequality in China and Indonesia A Comparative Analysis