【摘要】 文章利用"中国收入分配课题组"2007年城市住户调查数据,估计了最低生活保障收入对缩小城市收入分配差距和缓解贫困的影响作用,分别测算了低保户获得低保收入前后城市基尼系数和贫困指数的变化,并进一步分别按省市分组进行了收入差距的分解分析。分析结果表明,低保政策虽然能改善部分低收入人群的生活状况,对缓解城市贫困发挥一定的有效作用,但对缩小收入差距的作用并不明显,因此适度提高低保标准和增加覆盖面将是该政策调整过程中的一种新的选择。更多还原

【Abstract】 Using the 2007 CHIPs data, the paper investigates the impact of Minimum Living Standard Guarantee(MLSG)on income distribution and poverty reduction in urban China. The paper estimates changes in the Gini coefficient and poverty measures after receiving income allowance and decomposes the total effect into between- provinces and within- provinces. The results indicate that the MLSG has a significant impact on poverty alleviation, but it has very limited impact on narrowing income inequality in urban China. The policy implications are that the level of the MLSG should be raised and its coverage should be expanded.更多还原