Rising Intergenerational income Persistence in China

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Yi Fan; Junjian Yi; Junsen Zhang

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Fan, Yi , Yi, Junjian, and Zhang, Junsen. Rising Intergenerational income Persistence in China. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2021. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2021-06-28. https://doi.org/10.3886/E110861V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary
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.
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources MOE Academic Research Fund (No. FY2018-FRC3-006); National University of Singapore Startup Grant (R-297-000-134-133)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Intergenerational income persistence; Economic transition; Great Gatsby Curve
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      E24 Employment • Unemployment • Wages • Intergenerational Income Distribution • Aggregate Human Capital • Aggregate Labor Productivity
      J62 Job, Occupational, and Intergenerational Mobility
      O15 Human Resources • Human Development • Income Distribution • Migration
      O15
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage China
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2010 – 2016
Universe:  View help for Universe parent-child pairs with children born in 1970-1980 and 1981-1988 cohorts in China
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