Distribution dynamics of China's household consumption upgrading

Yu, J; Shi, X; Cheong, TS

Distribution dynamics of China's household consumption upgrading

Yu, J Shi, X

Cheong, TS

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Publisher:: Elsevier BV
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2021, 58, pp. 193-203
Issue Date:: 2021-09-01

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dc.contributor.author	Yu, J
dc.contributor.author	Shi, X https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9653-7395
dc.contributor.author	Cheong, TS
dc.date.accessioned	2021-11-21T20:50:46Z
dc.date.available	2021-11-21T20:50:46Z
dc.date.issued	2021-09-01
dc.identifier.citation	Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2021, 58, pp. 193-203
dc.identifier.issn	0954-349X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/151767
dc.description.abstract	This paper studies the distribution dynamics of China's household consumption upgrading by using household survey data. The findings show that the consumption upgrading index is between 0.75 and 0.95 for most of the households. The convergence value of the rural households is much higher than their urban counterparts, and the rural-urban gap can be reduced in the future. However, urban poverty may exacerbate as our findings show that the urban households with consumption upgrading index around 0.63 would experience consumption downgrade. Turning to regional disparity, the western region in China would converge to the highest level of consumption upgrading index amongst the four regions, while the northeastern region would converge to the lowest level. The study suggests that consumption upgrading and development policy should pay attention to regional disparity, rural development, and urban poor, and the measures should be group specific.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier BV
dc.relation.ispartof	Structural Change and Economic Dynamics
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.strueco.2021.05.012
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1402 Applied Economics
dc.subject.classification	Economics
dc.title	Distribution dynamics of China's household consumption upgrading
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	58
utslib.for	1402 Applied Economics
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (International)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (International)/Australia-China Relations Institute
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dc.date.updated	2021-11-21T20:50:44Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	58

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This paper studies the distribution dynamics of China's household consumption upgrading by using household survey data. The findings show that the consumption upgrading index is between 0.75 and 0.95 for most of the households. The convergence value of the rural households is much higher than their urban counterparts, and the rural-urban gap can be reduced in the future. However, urban poverty may exacerbate as our findings show that the urban households with consumption upgrading index around 0.63 would experience consumption downgrade. Turning to regional disparity, the western region in China would converge to the highest level of consumption upgrading index amongst the four regions, while the northeastern region would converge to the lowest level. The study suggests that consumption upgrading and development policy should pay attention to regional disparity, rural development, and urban poor, and the measures should be group specific.

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