消费不平等问题研究综述

A Literature Review on Consumption Inequality

文章梳理了国内外研究消费不平等问题的相关文献。这些研究可以大致归为三类:一是从消费结构的角度研究家庭分项消费不平等,二是讨论消费不平等的变化趋势,三是探求消费不平等的成因。文章不仅归纳了上述文献的主要观点,还对文献中采用的统计数据、度量指标和研究方法进行了评述,同时指出了目前国内相关研究中存在的问题,并给出了一些关于进一步研究的建议。

This paper reviews the literature about consumption inequality. These studies can be roughly classified into three categories： The first category studies inequality in families＇ consumption items from the angle of the consumption structure. The second category discusses the changing trend of consumption inequality. The third category explores the determinants of consumption inequality. This paper not only summarizes the main points of the aforementioned literature,but also comments on statistical data,indicators and research methods. In addition,the paper points out the problems in current domestic research on consumption inequality and puts forward some recommendations for further research.