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Income Determination and Income Discrimination in Shenzhen.
- Source :
- Urban Studies (Sage Publications, Ltd.); 05/22/2011, Vol. 48 Issue 7, p1457-1475, 19p
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Shenzhen is not only one of the fastest-growing urban agglomerations in mainland China, Shenzhen also stands for a unique, most rapid and successful transformation into an urban market economy. How important are personal characteristics, social norms and policy-related discriminatory factors for income determination in such an extraordinary city? This paper estimates the income effect of non-productivity-related discriminatory factors (like personal characteristics, social norms and policies), compared with productivity-related returns on human capital. The design of the Shenzhen Household Survey 2005 enables the inclusion of a large set of discriminating factors in a Mincer Becker type of income model, together with a unique look at the migrant population in this urban centre. The results show that the human capital approach holds. Strong evidence is also found of a significant influence of social norms and policies, which is particularly relevant in a developing and transitional economy, even in such an exceptional city. The most important discriminating factor appears to be the hukou registration system. The on-going existence of these non-productivity-related discriminating factors can be regarded as indicative of an on-going process of transition towards a fully functioning market economy. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- INCOME
URBAN growth
ECONOMIC development
SOCIAL norms
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00420980
- Volume :
- 48
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Urban Studies (Sage Publications, Ltd.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 60516882
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098010375317