02072cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF006400 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451982701 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Guo, Kai. Determinants of China's Private Consumption : An International Perspective / Kai Guo, Papa N'Diaye. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010. 1 online resource (16 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper gauges the key determinants of China's private consumption in relation to GDP using data on the Chinese economy and evidence from other countries' experiences. The results suggest there is nothing "special" about consumption in China. Rather, the challenge is to explain why the conditioning variables-notably a low level of service sector employment, the level of financial sector development, and low real interest rates-are so different in China relative to other countries' historical experience. The results suggest, in particular, that efforts to further raise household income and the share of employment in the services sector, as well as to develop capital markets, including liberalizing interest rates and creating alternative savings instruments are likely to have the biggest impact on consumption. Other mechanisms to raise household income and mitigate household-specific risk (such as by improving the healthcare and pension systems) also have a role to play. Mode of access: Internet N'Diaye, Papa. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/093 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2010/093/001.2010.issue-093-en.xml IMF e-Library