Table of Content

16 June 2005, Volume 25 Issue 6

Previous Issue    Next Issue

POSITIVE ANALYSIS:EFFECTS OF INCOME DISTRIBUTION ON CHINESE URBAN HOUSEHOLDS'CONSUMPTION

ZANG Xu-heng, ZHANG Ji-hai

2005, (6):  5-10. 

Asbtract ( )   PDF (2690KB) ( )  

References | Related Articles | Metrics

Based on positive analysis, this paper shows that our income divergence is negatively related to total consumptions, and policies aimed at reducing the gap will increase the total consumption. So, we should try to increase the income of lower income individuals, enlarge the population of middle income, and shape an "olive-type" of income distribution, while maintain the economic efficiency.