Rising Intergenerational Income Persistence in China

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This paper documents an increasing intergenerational income persistence in China since economic reforms were introduced in 1979. The intergenerational income elasticity increases from 0.390 for the 1970–1980 birth cohort to 0.442 for the 1981–1988 birth cohort; this increase is more evident among urban and coastal residents than rural and inland residents. We also explore how changes in intergenerational income persistence is correlated with market reforms, economic development, and policy changes.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 12804

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity ; Job, Occupational, and Intergenerational Mobility; Promotion ; Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
• Subject: intergenerational income persistence ; economic transition ; great gatsby curve

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Fan, Yi ; Yi, Junjian ; Zhang, Junsen
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2019

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/215200
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET