Online Consumption and Income Efficiency: Evidence from China

被引：11
|
作者：
Song, Shunfeng [1 ]
Sun, Quan [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Nevada, Dept Econ, Reno, NV 89557 USA
[2] Michigan State Univ, North Cent Reg Ctr Rural Dev, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
来源：
CHINESE ECONOMY | 2020年 / 53卷 / 06期
关键词：
Online shopping; online consumption; income propensity; income efficiency;
D O I：
10.1080/10971475.2020.1792068
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
Online shopping has becomes more and more popular in China largely due to the convenience and competitive prices of online products and services. This paper discusses fours issues related to online shopping. Using data from the Chinese Household Financial Survey 2013 and 2015, we find that online shopping is a more common practice for higher income earners, youngsters, women, married couples, better educated citizens, urban residents, and smartphone users. Online consumption is affected by similar factors. We observe the concavity of income on household total consumption and money savings due to online shopping. We conclude that online shopping improves the income efficiency on household total consumption. Using smartphones does not promote total consumption, although it increases online consumption.
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页码：465 / 476
页数：12
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