Market integration and consumer spending

Shuyue Qin and Yumeng Zhang

Applied Economics Letters, 2025, vol. 32, issue 1, 103-109

Abstract: Using China’s provincial panel data during 1997–2019, this study examines the causal relationship between market integration and consumer spending. We found that market integration has the effect of first inhibiting and then promoting consumer spending level, and market integration promotes the transition of consumption structure from survival-oriented consumption to development-oriented and enjoyment-oriented consumption. Our study indicates that market-oriented reform is an important factor in expanding domestic demand and stimulating consumption.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2023.2257922

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