WHAT CAUSES THE CONSUMPTION INEQUALITY IN URBAN CHINA

The paper introduces consumption inequality as an important indicator reflecting economic inequality,and systematically studies the determinants of consumption inequality of China's urban households.Based on the survey data about China's inter-provincial urban household and the recentered influence function regression method,the paper obtains the following important findings:family income inequality and net assets inequality are the important reasons for consumption inequality of China's urban households.Furthermore,there are other factors contributing significantly to consumption inequality of China's urban households,such as household head's gender,marital status,physical conditions,religious beliefs as well as family structure and so on.