The Impacts of Globalization on Inequality in the Post-COVID-19 World: Evidence From China

Empirical studies suggest that globalization (FDI and international trade) has been greatly affected by the COVID-19 and related anti-pandemic measures imposed by governments worldwide. This paper investigates the impact of globalization on intra-provincial income inequality in China and the data is...

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Main Authors: Tsun Se Cheong, Yanrui Wu, Michal Wojewodzki, Ning Ma
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:cc86d37d29ca4141a80f68c40b48d4762021-12-01T13:05:01ZThe Impacts of Globalization on Inequality in the Post-COVID-19 World: Evidence From China2296-256510.3389/fpubh.2021.790312https://doaj.org/article/cc86d37d29ca4141a80f68c40b48d4762021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.790312/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565Empirical studies suggest that globalization (FDI and international trade) has been greatly affected by the COVID-19 and related anti-pandemic measures imposed by governments worldwide. This paper investigates the impact of globalization on intra-provincial income inequality in China and the data is based on the county level. The findings reveal that FDI is negatively associated with intra-provincial inequality, intra-provincial inequality increases as the primary industry sector (agriculture) declines. The result also finds that the increase in inequality stems not from the development in the tertiary or secondary industry sectors per se, but the unevenness in the distribution of these sectors.Tsun Se CheongYanrui WuMichal WojewodzkiNing MaFrontiers Media S.A.articlecounty levelglobalizationinequalityCOVID-19ChinaC5Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENFrontiers in Public Health, Vol 9 (2021)
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inequality
COVID-19
China
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Tsun Se Cheong
Yanrui Wu
Michal Wojewodzki
Ning Ma
The Impacts of Globalization on Inequality in the Post-COVID-19 World: Evidence From China
description Empirical studies suggest that globalization (FDI and international trade) has been greatly affected by the COVID-19 and related anti-pandemic measures imposed by governments worldwide. This paper investigates the impact of globalization on intra-provincial income inequality in China and the data is based on the county level. The findings reveal that FDI is negatively associated with intra-provincial inequality, intra-provincial inequality increases as the primary industry sector (agriculture) declines. The result also finds that the increase in inequality stems not from the development in the tertiary or secondary industry sectors per se, but the unevenness in the distribution of these sectors.
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author Tsun Se Cheong
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title The Impacts of Globalization on Inequality in the Post-COVID-19 World: Evidence From China
title_short The Impacts of Globalization on Inequality in the Post-COVID-19 World: Evidence From China
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