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Explaining China's Low Consumption: The Neglected Role of Household Income
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Author/Editor: |
Aziz, Jahangir | Cui, Li |
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July 1, 2007 |
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Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate.
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Summary: The Chinese government has recently focused on the need to increase consumption to rebalance the economy. A widely held view is that despite China's remarkably high growth, the share of consumption in total expenditure has been low and declining due to high and rising saving rate of Chinese households as uncertainty over provision of pensions, and healthcare and education costs have increased since the mid-1990s. This paper finds that the rise in saving rate has been a minor factor. Much larger has been the role of the declining share of household income in national income, which has occurred across-the-board in wages, investment income, and government transfers. The paper finds that financial sector weaknesses, by restricting firms' access to bank financing for working capital, have played quantitatively a major role in keeping wage and investment income shares low and on a declining trend.
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Working Paper No. 07/181 |
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Consumption | Income | Economic growth | China | China, People's Republic of |
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China | consumption | financing constraints | rebalancing growth |
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July 1, 2007 |
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1934-7073 |
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WPIEA2007181 |
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36 |
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US$18.00 (Academic Rate: US$18.00)
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