收入差距、习惯形成与城镇居民消费行为  

Income Difference,Habit Formation and Consumption Behavior of Urban Households in China

作　　者：崔海燕[1] 杭斌[2] 

机构地区：[1]山西大学经济与工商管理学院,山西太原030006 [2]山西财经大学统计学院,山西太原030006

出　　处：《管理工程学报》2014年第3期135-140,82,共7页Journal of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management

基　　金：国家自然科学基金资助项目(70973071);山西大学人文社会科学科研基金资助项目(201209030)

摘　　要：近年来,中国城镇居民的收入差距持续扩大,消费需求严重不足,在～定程度上已经影响了人们的经济生活和社会稳定,这也成为目前经济学研究的热点和焦点问题之一.本文利用2000 ～ 2009年中国26个省的不同收入等级城镇住户调查数据,在构建省级动态面板数据模型的基础上,运用系统广义矩方法对收入差距、习惯形成与不同收入等级城镇居民消费行为进行了实证分析,结果表明：（1）城镇居民收入差距对低收入等级和中等收入等级家庭消费的影响显著,而对高收入等级家庭的消费没有显著性的影响.（2）低收入等级和中等收入等级的城镇居民消费行为具有显著的习惯形成,但低收入等级城镇居民的消费习惯较强,中等收入等级城镇居民的消费习惯较弱;高收入等级城镇居民的消费行为表现出耐久性.Since the mid-1990s,the consumption rate of urban households in China has been declining whilethe deposit rate of urban and rural residents has been rising rapidly.The ＂ low consumption,high saving＂ phenomenon has drawn many scholars＇ attention.According to the related literature,domestic scholars often investigate the influence of income difference or habit formation on urban residents ‘ consumption behavior without a proper interpretation of urban residents’ low demand.Therefore,this paper analyzes income difference and the influence of habit formation on the consumption behavior of urban residents at different income levels.This paper consists of four parts.The first part includes literature review and research questions.The second part proposes a provincial dynamic panel data model based on the buffer-stock saving model of Deaton and Carroll.Income volatility represents the income gap between urban households.Urban households＇ lagged consumption variables are used to measure their habit formation and the substitution of consumption variables for wealth variables.The third part is research methodology section in which the income difference and habit formation are analyzed to understand the influence of different income levels on the consumption behavior of urban households.A survey was conducted to collect data about different income levels of urban households in 26 provinces in China from 2000 to 2009.The original data was collected from Chinese provinces＇ statistical yearbook from 2001 to 2010.Based on the original income level,the data was further divided into three subsamples：low-income level,medium-income level,and high-income level.The fourth part is the conclusion of the study.The research results show that the income difference of urban households has a stronger influence on the consumption of the low and middle-income households than on high-income households.In addition,Consumption of low and middle income-level urban households shows significant habit formation behavior.Low-income ho

关 键 词：收入差距 习惯形成 不同收入等级 城镇居民消费 系统广义矩方法 

分 类 号：F063.2[经济管理—政治经济学]