我国城镇居民消费不平等演变及其原因

The Evolution and Causes of Chinese Urban Residents' Consumption Inequality

本文利用1992—2010年城镇居民收入调查数据,通过消费不平等衡量指标和回归模型考察消费不平等的演变及其原因。结果发现:(1)1992—2010年,中国城镇居民消费不平等呈现增长趋势;(2)临时性收入差距对消费不平等具有重要影响。最后,本文提出政府应该完善消费信贷市场和社会保障等措施,降低消费不平等进一步扩大势头。

Based 1992- 2010 income of urban residents’ survey data,the paper examines the evolution and causes of Chinese urban residents’ consumption inequality through the measure level of the consumption inequality and the regression models. The results showed that：（ 1） in 1992- 2010,Chinese urban residents’ consumption inequality increased year by year;（ 2） temporary income gap has an important impact on consumption inequality. Finally,this paper proposes that the government should improve the consumer credit market and social security and other measures to reduce the further expansion momentum of the consumption inequality.