摘要
扩大服务业对外开放是推动形成全面开放新格局的关键所在。中国零售业作为连接生产与消费的重要环节,早在加入世界贸易组织初期就实现了全面外商投资准入。本文借助零售业外商投资渐进开放的外生冲击,利用1997-2005年中国城镇住户调查数据从消费端分析了外资超市进入对当地消费价格的影响。研究结果表明,外资超市进入能显著降低当地食品类价格,且各收入群体均能受益。贸易条件越好、外资超市进入越集中的东部地区受到的影响越大。更进一步,本文发现外资超市进入能降低当地零售类进口商品价格,增加进口商品多样性。此外,我们借鉴前沿方法测算了各地整体消费价格指数,结果表明外资超市进入还能有效降低当地整体消费价格指数。
The expansion of service industry opening-up has become key to breaking new ground in the pursuit of comprehensive opening.As an important link between production and consumption,the retail sector in China has succeeded in enabling full access to foreign direct investment (FDI) at the early stage of WTO accession.Unlike previous literature that focuses on its impact from a production perspective,this paper uses micro-survey data to analyse the impact of foreign supermarket entry on local consumer prices from a consumer-side perspective with the help of the exogenous shock generated from the gradual opening of FDI in the retail sector.The results indicate that the entry of foreign supermarkets can significantly reduce local food prices and all income hierarchy groups can benefit.In addition,the eastern region,which offers better conditions for trade and has a more intensive entry of foreign supermarkets,is more affected.The study also reveals that the entry of foreign supermarkets can increase the variety of imported goods and reduce the price of their retail category.Finally,a novel method is drawn on to measure the changes generated in overall consumer prices in different regions,and it is found that the entry of foreign supermarkets allows for the effective reduction of the local overall consumer price index.
作者
石晓婧
李小帆
Shi Xiaojing;Li Xiaofan
出处
《世界经济》
CSSCI
北大核心
2022年第12期52-75,共24页
The Journal of World Economy
关键词
零售业
消费价格
外商投资
流通环节
retail industry
consumer price
foreign direct investment
circulation
