经济理论与经济管理 ›› 2013, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (1): 10-19.

• 理论探索 • 上一篇    下一篇

单纯调整收入差距能提高消费率吗
——基于因果检验的分析

 吴忠群1, 王虎峰2   

  1. 1华北电力大学金融研究所,北京102206; 2中国人民大学公共管理学院,北京100872
  • 收稿日期:2012-11-14 出版日期:2013-01-16 发布日期:2013-02-02
  • 作者简介:吴忠群(1969—),男,黑龙江双城人,华北电力大学金融研究所所长,经济与管理学院教授,经济学博士; 王虎峰(1964—),男,河北武邑人,中国人民大学公共管理学院教授,经济学博士。
  • 基金资助:

    北京市自然科学基金项目(9102017)

COULD SIMPLE ADJUSTMENT OF INCOME GAP INCREASE CONSUMPTION RATE ——Analysis Based on Causality Test

 WU  Zhong-Qun-1, WANG  Hu-Feng-2   

  1. 1Institute of Banking and Finance, North China Electric Power University,Beijing 102206, China; 2School of Public Administration and Policy,Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
  • Received:2012-11-14 Online:2013-01-16 Published:2013-02-02

摘要: 关于中国的消费率高低的争论由来已久,很多文献提出通过收入分配手段提高中国消费率的构想,但是直到目前,理论上关于收入差距、消费倾向与消费率之间的相互作用机制仍不清楚。鉴于此,本文使用格兰杰因果检验方法对收入差距和平均消费倾向之间的因果性进行了检验。结果表明二者之间不存在显著的因果性,从而从实证上回答了收入差距与消费率的关系问题。

关键词: 收入分配 , 收入差距 , 消费倾向 , 消费率

Abstract: The argument on Chinese consumption-GDP ratio had lasted for a long time. Many papers claimed that decreasing income gap would benefit to increase the consumption-GDP ratio. This viewpoint was beyond the insight of the existing theories. The relationship among income gap, propensity to consume and consumption-GDP ratio, however, remained a puzzle. This paper tested the relationship between income gap and APC by using Granger casualty test. The results showed the casualty was insignificant. This paper provided empirical evidence to the relationship between income gap and consumption-GDP ratio. It implied that income gap had not direct effect on Chinese consumption-GDP ratio.

Key words: income distribution , income gap , propensity to consume , consumption rate