Analysis on Sources of Labor Wage Gap in China

Abstract

With the Chinese social and economic development, there has been a wider wage gap among residents gradually in the process of economic transition, which has aroused great interest in the society. The paper reviews the wage gap theory systematically at first, and analyzes the sources for wage gap from different perspectives. Furthermore, this paper analyzes the reasons for wage gap among Chinese residents in urbanization and the relevant theoretical evidence by combining with the current situation of Chinese wage gap and, offers some
countermeasures at the same time.