Impact of Human Capital Inequality on Total Factor Productivity in China - Modern Economy

ME > Vol.7 No.5, May 2016

Impact of Human Capital Inequality on Total Factor Productivity in China ()

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DOI: 10.4236/me.2016.75061 2,741 Downloads 4,292 Views Citations

Author(s)

Chongyi Gong

Affiliation(s)

School of Economics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.

ABSTRACT

This paper investigates the impact of human capital inequality on Total Factor Productivity (TFP) in China. Approaching this question in dynamic panel data over 18 years and 29 provinces with first-order difference GMM and system GMM estimators reveals: human capital inequality has a significant negative effect on TFP, and high-quality human capital has a significant positive effect on TFP.

KEYWORDS

Total Factor Productivity, Human Capital Inequality, Human Capital Gini Coefficient

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Gong, C. (2016) Impact of Human Capital Inequality on Total Factor Productivity in China. Modern Economy, 7, 561-566. doi: 10.4236/me.2016.75061.

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