闲暇时间、不平等与经济增长——理论模型与跨国比较

Leisure Time,Inequality and Economic Growth

随着后工业化进程加深,闲暇活动对经济体的影响愈加显著,本文将闲暇引入基于创新的增长模型并利用近20年的OECD国家跨国面板数据,指出闲暇时间和不平等状况之间存在显著相关关系,健康而积极的闲暇可经由闲暇的积极效应直接促进经济增长。所以,在建设后工业化社会或和谐社会过程中,在不损害效率(保持一定程度不平等)的情况下,通过积极健康的闲暇安排即可以弥补维持高效率所引致的个体效用损失,还可以保证经济长期增长。

In order to maintain economic efficiency in a society, we need to strike a balance between equality and growth. This paper introduces the element of leisure into the Creative Growth Model. By analyzing the cross-country panel data of the past twenty years, it points out that leisure time and inequality are closely con- nected with each other. It argues that appropriate leisure-time activities have direct positive effects on economic growth. Therefore, in the establishment of a harmonious post-industrialized society, appropriate leisure-time activities can make up for the losses of individual utilities caused by retaining high efficiency and at the same time ensure economic growth in the long run without causing damage to efficiency （a certain degree of inequality is acceptable） .