Mismatch between Population and Industries: A New Perspective on China’s Regional Disparity

    Abstract: The mismatch between distribution of population and industries is a new perspective on studying regional disparities. This paper describes the status quo and trend of the mismatch, analyzes its formation mechanism and proposes three assumptions. Through empirical analysis, this paper concludes that the mismatch expands first and narrows later, along with economic development. Meanwhile, population migration barriers and different change in the marginal productivity of capital (mpk) expand the mismatch, while the coordinated regional development strategy contains the expansion.
    Key words: regional disparity, mismatch, synergetic agglomeration
     
    ( in China Economist Vol.7, No.5, 2012 )