Querying on Wang Xiaolu＇s Estimation on Grey Income in China1

This paper believes that serious flaws exist in Wang Xiaolu＇s calculation of grey income in China for the following reasons.＂ （1） It is not sound methodology to match households with different income levels by using Engel coefficients; （2） The way Wang collected data cannot make up for statistical d...

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Published in中国经济学人：英文版 Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 116 - 124
Main Author 罗楚亮 岳希明 李实
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 2012
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估算
匹配使用
国家统计局
恩格尔系数
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灰色
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Summary:This paper believes that serious flaws exist in Wang Xiaolu＇s calculation of grey income in China for the following reasons.＂ （1） It is not sound methodology to match households with different income levels by using Engel coefficients; （2） The way Wang collected data cannot make up for statistical distortion in the National Bureau of Statistics＇ data; （3） Wang did not provide reasonable explanations for both the income inequality as derived from the estimated income groups and the change in income inequality between the two years he compared,＂ （4）Wang＇s calculation of grey income lacks a basic logical foundation.
Bibliography:grey income, Engel coefficient, income inequality
This paper believes that serious flaws exist in Wang Xiaolu＇s calculation of grey income in China for the following reasons.＂ （1） It is not sound methodology to match households with different income levels by using Engel coefficients; （2） The way Wang collected data cannot make up for statistical distortion in the National Bureau of Statistics＇ data; （3） Wang did not provide reasonable explanations for both the income inequality as derived from the estimated income groups and the change in income inequality between the two years he compared,＂ （4）Wang＇s calculation of grey income lacks a basic logical foundation.
11-5578/F
ISSN:1673-8837