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Polarization and the middle class in China: A non-parametric evaluation using CHNS and CHIP data

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  • Schettino, Francesco
  • Gabriele, Alberto
  • Khan, Haider A.

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Since the 1990s, and until the beginning of the second decade of the XXIth century, record economic growth in the PRC has been inclusive (as virtually all social groups experienced sizeable well-being improvements in an absolute terms). Yet, it has been accompanied by an increase in both income inequalities and polarization.

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  • Schettino, Francesco & Gabriele, Alberto & Khan, Haider A., 2021. "Polarization and the middle class in China: A non-parametric evaluation using CHNS and CHIP data," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 57(C), pages 251-264.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:streco:v:57:y:2021:i:c:p:251-264
    DOI: 10.1016/j.strueco.2021.04.002
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