西部地区城镇化发展水平对居民消费需求关系实证研究
Empirical Research on Relationship of Urbanization Development Level and Resident's Consumer Demand in Western China

运用Panel Data模型和方法，依据西部地区11个省区2000~2014年数据，考量西部地区城镇化发展水平、城乡收入差距与居民消费需求差异的相互关系。结果发现，西部地区城镇化发展水平对居民消费需求有正向促进作用，城乡收入差距是导致居民消费需求的关键性原因所在。鉴此，应通过优化城镇布局和加大城镇基础设施投入，吸引人口进入城镇，提升城镇化率，同时，缩小西部地区城乡收入差距，提高居民消费需求，提升西部地区城镇化质量。
The relationship of urbanization development level and urban-rural income gap to consumption demand in western China since 2000 was selected as the object of study. An empirical study was conducted by using the Panel Data model and methodology to analyze the data collected from 11 provinces and regions in Western China during 2000-2014. The findings show that urbanization in western China has a positive effect on promoting consumer demand, and the residents' income gap is the root cause that directly influences consumer demand. On this basis, it is suggested to attract more people to settle in cities and towns and improve urbanization rate by optimizing urban layout and increasing input into urban infrastructure. Furthermore, it is necessary to narrow the residents' income gap in western China and improve the consumer demand, so as to support the improvement of urbanization quality in western China.