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Chinese Journal of Management Science ›› 2026, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (4): 100-110.doi: 10.16381/j.cnki.issn1003-207x.2024.0614

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Theoretical Analysis and Empirical Test of the Impact of Inter-provincial Trade on Residents' Consumption

Jianyue Ji1,2, Yutong Sui1, Lina Yu1()   

  1. 1.School of economics,Ocean University of China,Qingdao 266100,China
    2.Institutes of Marine Development,Ocean University of China,Qingdao 266100,China
  • Received:2024-04-19 Revised:2024-09-02 Online:2026-04-25 Published:2026-03-27
  • Contact: Lina Yu E-mail:yulina@ouc.edu.cn

Abstract:

Inter-provincial trade is an important focus to release the consumption potential of residents in the domestic cycle. The indefinite utility function is used to analyze the impact of inter-provincial trade on residents’ consumption in the pursuit of maximizing lifetime utility, and a theoretical model of inter-provincial trade affecting residents’ consumption is constructed. On this basis, using panel data encompassing 29 provincial-level administrative regions spanning the years 2000 to 2022, the effect and mechanism of inter-provincial trade on residents’ consumption is empirically tested. It is revealed that: First, inter-provincial trade can significantly promote residents’ consumption, and this conclusion is still valid after a series of endogenous and robustness tests. Second, the results of mechanism analysis show that inter-provincial trade can produce employment quantity expansion and product market upgrading effects, that is, expanding employment scale on the demand side to increase income, promoting product innovation and upgrading on the supply side to improve residents’ consumption. Third, the heterogeneity analysis results of different regions and different types of residents’ consumption show that the promotion effect of inter-provincial trade on residents’ consumption in the central and western regions is greater than that in the eastern regions; inter-provincial trade can promote the survival, enjoyment and development consumption expenditure in the central and western regions, and promote the survival consumption expenditure in the eastern region. The results of the heterogeneity analysis of the degree of marketization show that the lower the degree of marketization, the greater the promotion effect of inter-provincial trade on residents’ consumption. This research provides reference and policy implications for expanding domestic demand and promoting residents’ consumption under the background of the new development pattern of dual circulation. Firstly, it is essential to accelerate the establishment of a unified national market to minimize inter-provincial trade barriers, thereby facilitating domestic trade. This initiative will significantly bolster consumer spending. Secondly, it is crucial to align supply-side strategies with evolving consumer demands.

Key words: inter-provincial trade, resident consumption, employment quantity expansion effect, product market upgrading effect

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