How does anti-corruption campaign affect the labour income share in China?

Zhen He, Xiaolong Wang and Liu Yang

Applied Economics Letters, 2019, vol. 26, issue 16, 1345-1348

Abstract: Based on the difference-in-difference (DID) methodology, this paper empirically investigates the impact of the current anti-corruption campaign on the share of labour income in China. Using a firm-level data on Chinese corporations listed on Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges from 2009 to 2015, we find that the campaign contributes to the rise in the labour income share, while there is considerable heterogeneity. The magnitude of the effect depends on firm’s ownership and market power. This paper advances the existing studies examining the nexus between corruption and income distribution from a novel perspective.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2018.1558337

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