An Empirical Analysis of the Factors Af-fecting the Income Gap between Urban and Rural Residents in Shanxi Province 

Yifan Wu 

School of Finance, Anhui University of Finance and Economics, Bengbu, 233000, China 

Abstract: With the continuous development of the economy, the income gap between urban and rural resi-dents is also constantly changing, so the urban-rural income gap has received some attention. Taking into ac-count the various differences between different provinces, this article takes Shanxi Province as an example, based on its relevant data from 1999 to 2018, establishes a suitable model to analyze the factors affecting the income gap between urban and rural residents in Shanxi Province. Provide coordinated development and nar-row the income gap between urban and rural residents. 

Keywords: Shanxi Province; Urban-rural income gap; Influencing factors; Empirical analysis