Goh, Chor-chingLuo, XubeiZhu, Nong2012-03-302012-03-302009China Economic Review1043951Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/5788This paper examines the growth performance and income inequality in eight Chinese provinces during the period of 1989-2004 using the China Health and Nutrition Survey data. It shows that income grew for all segments of the population, and as a result, poverty incidence has fallen. However, income growth has been uneven, most rapidly in coastal areas, and among the educated. A decomposition analysis based on household income determination suggests that income growth can largely be attributed to the increase in returns to education and to the shift of employment into secondary and tertiary sectors.ENMeasurement and Analysis of Poverty I320Welfare and Poverty: Government ProgramsProvision and Effects of Welfare Programs I380Economic Development: Human ResourcesHuman DevelopmentIncome DistributionMigration O150Measurement of Economic GrowthAggregate ProductivityCross-Country Output Convergence O470Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: Factor and Product MarketsIndustry StudiesPopulation P230Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: National Income, Product, and ExpenditureMoneyInflation P240Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions: Consumer EconomicsHealthEducation and Training: Welfare, Income, Wealth, and Poverty P360Journal ArticleWorld Bank