The Composition and Distribution of Household Incomes in Twentieth Century Rural China

• Project/Area Number: 21K13332
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 07070:Economic history-related
• Research Institution: Hitotsubashi University
• Principal Investigator: Noellert Matthew・Zachary 一橋大学, 大学院経済学研究科, 准教授 (50895258)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2021)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000); Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
• Keywords: Rural income / Modern China / Agricultural development

Outline of Research at the Start

The proposed research will study rural household incomes in China and how they changed over time from the 1900s to the 1970s. It will compare the occupations, sources of income, and property of thousands of households in hundreds of villages. This is an important period in history when China and much of the rest of the world experienced a transformation from family farming to industrial production. Studying how people adapted to this change will help us better understand China's modern economy as an alternative development path.