In 2015, The Central Bank cut interest rates six times in a row. There are two main purposes: one is to reduce the interest burden on corporate loans, and stimulate corporate investment. Second, to reduce interest inc...In 2015, The Central Bank cut interest rates six times in a row. There are two main purposes: one is to reduce the interest burden on corporate loans, and stimulate corporate investment. Second, to reduce interest income on residential deposits, and stimulate residents to increase current consumption. However, many empirical data prove that although the effect of interest rate decline on stimulating corporate investment is more obvious, the effect of stimulating residents to increase current consumption is not obvious, and household savings continue to grow rapidly. This shows that the main factor affecting the current consumption of residents is no longer the bank's deposit interest rate, but the irreplaceability of future consumer goods for current consumer goods, income restrictions and other economic factors that can affect cross-time consumption. This paper is based on the theory of intertemporal utility maximization. The empirical analysis of the impact of the rate change on China's residents' consumption, looking for the reasons why residents' consumption is not sensitive to changes in the rate, and put forward corresponding countermeasures and suggestions.展开更多
文摘In 2015, The Central Bank cut interest rates six times in a row. There are two main purposes: one is to reduce the interest burden on corporate loans, and stimulate corporate investment. Second, to reduce interest income on residential deposits, and stimulate residents to increase current consumption. However, many empirical data prove that although the effect of interest rate decline on stimulating corporate investment is more obvious, the effect of stimulating residents to increase current consumption is not obvious, and household savings continue to grow rapidly. This shows that the main factor affecting the current consumption of residents is no longer the bank's deposit interest rate, but the irreplaceability of future consumer goods for current consumer goods, income restrictions and other economic factors that can affect cross-time consumption. This paper is based on the theory of intertemporal utility maximization. The empirical analysis of the impact of the rate change on China's residents' consumption, looking for the reasons why residents' consumption is not sensitive to changes in the rate, and put forward corresponding countermeasures and suggestions.
