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Presentation by Hubert Fromlet, Linnaeus University, at LNU\u2019s annual<\/em> conference \u201cBaltic Sea Region and China Day\u201d<\/strong><\/em> in Kalmar on
\nOctober 19, 2015<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

I wrote already in my latest, spontaneous blog that I really appreciate the choice of Angus Deaton as this year\u2019s winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics. I had him on my list of probable winners several years in a row, also in 2014. But since I had no opportunity to update this list of candidates in the last few weeks, I wanted at least to present my list of six preferred research areas. Among these preferred research areas were development economics\/poverty and consumption\/savings \u2013 very much aiming at the important research by Angus Deaton. In private, I found that it should be his turn – now in 2015.<\/p>\n

Deaton made it finally. This choice is a good answer to discussants who do not regard economics as sufficiently scientific. Of course, it seemed to be difficult at certain occasions in the past to single out the benefits for humanity that were expected by certain observers to come from the research of the winners of the \u201cRiksbank\u2019s Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel\u201d. This time, this benefit analysis seems to be much easier or at least more obvious.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s look \u2013 for exemplification – at China for some moments. Since 2012\/2013, we know that China wants to create a new economic growth model by giving (private) consumption considerably more space as a driving force for economic growth than so far. Currently \u2013 if we trust Chinese GDP statistics for a moment \u2013 consumption stands for about 40 percent of GDP. This is considerably lower than in other comparable emerging economies. The Chinese have until now \u2013 as far as I know \u2013 not mentioned an objective for the future percentage share of consumption. Up to 50 percent in one decade or so may sound realistic.<\/p>\n

The future application of a number of results and recommendations from Deaton\u2019s research may make the difficult Chinese transit road<\/strong> to more consumption (somewhat) less bumpy. The Chinese may, for example – with Deaton\u2019s research and conclusions as a starting point – look at<\/p>\n

# the need of using best possible statistics and of improving statistical quality (urgent),<\/p>\n

# the need of measuring certain statistics more correctly and \u2013 often \u2013 more frequently (urgent),<\/p>\n

# the importance of household surveys as such and their quality (urgent to start up),<\/p>\n

# methods to manage repeated individual data surveys for time series,<\/p>\n

# systematic classification of income groups via micro data
\n=> from micro to macro (urgent),<\/p>\n

# patterns of consumption between different income groups, from poor to wealthy people,<\/p>\n

# reactions of the urban and rural population on policy\/income changes
\n=> from micro to macro,<\/p>\n

# classification of consumption choices, composition of consumption goods
\n=> from micro to macro,<\/p>\n

# distribution between consumption and its natural counterpart – household savings,<\/p>\n

# the link from individual consumption behavior to macro aggregate numbers and conclusions,<\/p>\n

# welfare measurements for(mainly) poverty<\/p>\n

To summarize: China can learn from Deaton\u2019s research. The importance of Deaton\u2019s research can be mainly explained by his ambition to use good statistical standards and to create working links from individual (micro) data to macro (aggregate) levels. (Repeated) surveys serve as an important instrument. Deaton deals with the economy of households. But I believe that parts of his research methods also could be applied to the corporate sector. The link between micro and macro is an approach that we also use in parts of our university\u2019s emerging market research \u2013 but also the other way around, i.e. the link from macro to micro when helpful. <\/em><\/p>\n

The more China will be learning about its different consumption patterns, the better the chances of (partial) success in China\u2019s new growth policy. Such a development would be good for companies dealing with consumption goods and services in China \u2013 and for the Chinese nation as well.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hubert Fromlet<\/em><\/strong>
\n<\/em>Senior Professor of International Economics, Linnaeus University
\nEditorial board<\/a><\/p>\n

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