FINANCIAL STRUCTURE FOUNDATION OF THE URBAN–RURAL INCOME GAP IN CHINA: AN INVESTIGATION FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE DOUBLE DUAL STRUCTURE

Quan-Jing Wang, Gen-Fu Feng and Chun-Ping Chang ()
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Quan-Jing Wang: Xi’an Jiaotong University
Gen-Fu Feng: Xi’an Jiaotong University
Chun-Ping Chang: Shih Chien University

Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking, 2019, vol. 22, issue 2, 177-194

Abstract: This article is an empirical analysis of the relations between financial structure and the urban–rural income gap (URIG) in China’s economic transition, based on the country’s double dual structure. We employ data of 31 provinces in China from 2001 to 2016 to empirically study the influence of financial structure on the URIG. We find an inverted U-shaped relation between financial scale and the URIG, a positive impact of urban and rural financial structure on the URIG, and an inverted U-shaped relation between the mismatch of financial resources and the URIG. These findings show that selection of the optimal proportion of the state-owned economy through ownership reform and the promotion of financial development and optimization of the allocation of financial resources are two effective ways to reduce the URIG.

Keywords: Urban–rural income gap; Financial structure; Double dual structure; Financial resources mismatch (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H73 O16 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.21098/bemp.v22i2.1079

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