经济理论与经济管理 ›› 2013, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (9): 31-40.

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什么导致了中国城镇家庭的消费不平等

 李涛, 么海亮   

  1. 中央财经大学,北京100081
  • 收稿日期:2013-07-01 出版日期:2013-09-16 发布日期:2013-09-25
  • 作者简介:李涛(1977—),男,山西阳泉人,中央财经大学经济学院教授,经济学博士; 么海亮(1983—),男,河北保定人,中央财经大学统计学院博士研究生。
  • 基金资助:

    国家社科基金重大招标项目(12&ZD028);新世纪优秀人才支持计划;霍英东教育基金会

WHAT CAUSES THE CONSUMPTION INEQUALITY IN URBAN CHINA

 LI  Tao, ME  Hai-Liang   

  • Received:2013-07-01 Online:2013-09-16 Published:2013-09-25

摘要: 以消费不平等作为反映经济不平等的重要指标,本文系统研究了中国城镇家庭消费不平等的成因。采用中国跨省区城镇家庭调查数据,基于再中心化影响函数的实证分析结果显示:我国城镇家庭的收入与净资产的不平等是导致其消费不平等的重要原因。此外,户主的性别、婚姻状况、健康状况、宗教信仰以及家庭人口结构等因素也对城镇家庭消费不平等有着不同程度的显著影响。

关键词: 家庭财富 , 消费不平等 , 再中心化影响函数(RIF)回归

Abstract: The paper introduces consumption inequality as an important indicator reflecting economic inequality,and systematically studies the determinants of consumption inequality of Chinas urban households. Based on the survey data about Chinas interprovincial urban household and the recentered influence function regression method,the paper obtains the following important findings:family income inequality and net assets inequality are the important reasons for consumption inequality of Chinas urban households. Furthermore,there are other factors contributing significantly to consumption inequality of Chinas urban households,such as household heads gender,marital status,physical conditions,religious beliefs as well as family structure and so on.

Key words: household wealth , consumption inequality , recentered influence function regression