Abstract:Based on data of 2001-2017 a-share listed manufacturing enterprises, this paper aim to explore the influence of income distribution inequity of ordinary employees on total factor productivity of enterprises. The results show that: the income distribution inequity of ordinary employees significantly restricts the improvement of total factor productivity of enterprises; Capital-labor ratio weakens the negative impact of income distribution inequity of ordinary employees on total factor productivity of enterprises; Compared with capital-intensive enterprises, the total factor productivity of technology-intensive and labor-intensive enterprises is more easily affected by the income distribution inequity of ordinary employees; Income distribution inequity of ordinary employees acts on total factor productivity by affecting technology level and management cost.