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The Impact of Housing Support Expenditure on Urban Residents’ Consumption—Evidence from China

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  • Li Shang

    (School of Business, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing 211200, China)

  • Xiaoling Zhang

    (School of Law and Business, Sanjiang University, Nanjing 210012, China)

  • Decai Tang

    (School of Law and Business, Sanjiang University, Nanjing 210012, China
    School of Management Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China)

  • Xiaoxue Ma

    (School of Geographical Sciences, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing 211200, China)

  • Chunfeng Lu

    (School of Geographical Sciences, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing 211200, China)

Abstract

Consumption plays an important role in economic growth and sustainable economic development. The Chinese government emphasizes the theme of promoting high-quality development. This aim has led to the implementation of strategies to expand domestic demand through a deep structural reform in the supply chain, enhance the endogenous power and reliability of the large domestic cycle, improve the quality and level of the international cycle, and accelerate the construction of a modern economic system. Based on the clarification of the consumption effect of housing support expenditure, this paper uses a combination of theoretical and empirical analysis to clarify the relationship between housing support expenditure and urban residents’ consumption. This is carried out to seek a breakthrough point for raising the total level of urban residents’ consumption expenditure in China from the level of housing support. This study revealed that government housing support has a certain degree of influence on the total level of urban residents’ consumption expenditure and that the government’s support of housing support is conducive to improving the total level of urban residents’ consumption expenditure. Also, if the housing price is not controlled and adjusted, the effect of government housing support on urban residents’ consumption expenditure will be greatly reduced, which will affect the lives of urban residents in the long run. Finally, suggestions and countermeasures for improving the overall level of urban residents’ consumption and the sustainable development of the social economy in China are provided.

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  • Li Shang & Xiaoling Zhang & Decai Tang & Xiaoxue Ma & Chunfeng Lu, 2023. "The Impact of Housing Support Expenditure on Urban Residents’ Consumption—Evidence from China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(12), pages 1-24, June.
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