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Estimating Distortions in the Chinese Economy: A General Equilibrium Approach

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A computable general equilibrium model is constructed to simulate the Chinese economy under a system of free markets, and is estimated using a calibration procedure coupled with econometric estimation for key parameters. The equilibrium solution of the model indicates substantial distortions in prices and resource allocation in the 1983 Chinese economy. Labour was found to be overpaid and capital underpaid in most non-agricultural sectors. Two-fifths of the agricultural labour force would have been employed by the non-agricultural sectors had China been a market economy. The elimination of these distortions would imply a significant improvement in allocative efficiency and a redistribution of income from labour to capital, from households to the state, and from urban to rural households. Copyright 1996 by The London School of Economics and Political Science.

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  • Zhuang, Juzhong, 1996. "Estimating Distortions in the Chinese Economy: A General Equilibrium Approach," Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 63(252), pages 543-568, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:econom:v:63:y:1996:i:252:p:543-68
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