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Economic Transition and the Ethnic Wage Gap in China : A Meta-Analytic Approach

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  • MA, Xinxin
  • IWASAKI, Ichiro

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Income inequality driven by racial and ethnic factors significantly impacts sustainable social and economic development. This study performs a meta-analysis of data extracted from 55 previous studies to investigate the ethnic wage gap in China. The results reveal that although the ethnic wage gap in China has had a statistically significant and economically meaningful impact during its economic transition period, it remains low. The ethnic wage gap is more pronounced among female workers, workers in rural regions, and workers in the public sector than among male workers, workers in urban regions, and those in the private sector. Furthermore, the ethnic wage gap has exhibited a U-shaped trend during the transition period, indicating that it has increased in recent years.

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  • MA, Xinxin & IWASAKI, Ichiro, 2025. "Economic Transition and the Ethnic Wage Gap in China : A Meta-Analytic Approach," CEI Working Paper Series 2024-04, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.
    • Handle: RePEc:hit:hitcei:2024-04
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    Keywords

    Ethnic wage gap; meta-synthesis; meta-regression analysis; publication selection bias; China;
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    JEL classification:

    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing
    • P21 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Planning, Coordination, and Reform
    • P31 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions - - - Socialist Enterprises and Their Transitions

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