Public service provision and the demand for electric appliances in rural China

被引：21

作者：

Rong, Z ^{[1
]}

Yao, Y ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Beijing Univ, China Ctr Econ Res, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China

来源：

CHINA ECONOMIC REVIEW | 2003年 / 14卷 / 02期

关键词：

demand analysis; public services; Chinese economy;

D O I：

10.1016/S1043-951X(03)00004-X

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

We analyze the impacts of power supply, tap water, and other public services on the demand for color TVs, washing machines, and refrigerators in rural China using data from a survey of 20,000 rural households in 1999 designed for this research. We find that the provision of public goods and the improvements in their quality have significant positive effects on the demand for the three appliances. We draw inferences for the whole country and discuss the policy implications. (C) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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页码：131 / 141

页数：11