文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Does the Adjustment of Industrial Structure Restrain the Income Gap between Urban and Rural Areas

作者：Han, Jun[1];Jiang, Shicheng[2,3]

机构：[1]Nanjing Univ Posts & Telecommun, High Qual Dev Evaluat Inst, Nanjing, Peoples R China;[2]East China Univ Sci & Technol, Oliver Hart Res Ctr Contracts & Governance, Shanghai, Peoples R China;[3]East China Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Business, Shanghai, Peoples R China

年份：2024

卷号：18

期号：1

外文期刊名：ECONOMICS-THE OPEN ACCESS OPEN-ASSESSMENT E-JOURNAL

收录：;WOS:【SSCI(收录号:WOS:001341722900001)】；

基金：Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications Humanities and Social Sciences Research Fund Project (NYY222040).

语种：英文

外文关键词：industrial structure adjustment; urban; rural income gap; labor mobility; economic development; spatial econometrics

摘要：Industrial structure adjustment is a process that involves reconfiguring input factors to enhance productivity and efficiency. A crucial aspect of this adjustment is the transformation of the labor force composition, which subsequently affects the employment structure. Consequently, variations in productivity levels lead to the cross-departmental migration of workers, resulting in changes to the income disparities among employees. This article examines the impact of China's industrial structure adjustment and labor mobility on the urban-rural income gap between 1990 and 2019. Employing an empirical approach, the study investigates the influence of industrial structure adjustment and the direction of labor mobility on the urban-rural income gap. The findings indicate that the quality of industrial structure adjustment contributes to the widening of the urban-rural income gap, whereas labor mobility helps to narrow it. In regions experiencing a net influx of labor, superior industrial structure adjustment amplifies the urban-rural income gap, whereas labor migration diminishes it. Conversely, in regions witnessing a net outflow of labor, superior industrial structure adjustment reduces the income gap, while labor mobility widens the urban-rural income disparity. Notably, in more developed areas of China, the quality of industrial structure adjustment has widened the income gap, whereas labor mobility has narrowed the urban-rural income gap. However, in less developed regions, labor mobility exacerbates the urban-rural income gap.