›› 2018, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (8): 16-31.

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Relations of Real Estate Development, Economic Growth Driving Factors, External Environment and Economic Growth Effect in China: Based on Time Series Data during 2000-2016

Liu Chao1,2, Li Jiangyuan1, Wang Chao1,2, Gao Yang1,2, Liu Chenqi3, Yu Haibo1,2, Li Jian1,2   

  1. 1. School of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124;
    2. Research Base of Beijing Modern Manufacturing Development, Beijing 100124;
    3. Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Dickinson College, Carlisle 17013
  • Received:2017-07-29 Online:2018-08-28 Published:2018-08-31

Abstract:

Based on China's time series of economic data from 2000 to 2016 and the Mankiw-Romer-Weil (MRW) model, we investigate the impacts of real estate development, driving factors of economic growth and external environment on China economic growth by utilizing bounds testing approach. The empirical results show that the increase of sales of commercial housing has a positive effect on China's economic growth, but its growth effect will decrease with the increase of human capital and physical capital stock in the driving factors of economic growth. Excessive investment in real estate development has some hindrance to economic growth. And the effect of rising house prices on economic growth is unstable. Besides, the impact of the external environment on the economy (international interest rate, crude oil price, RMB exchange rate) will weaken the effect on economic growth of real estate development. Furthermore, we find that human capital plays an active role in promoting economic growth while the development of secondary industry and tertiary industry has become a significant impetus to the economic growth, but the contribution of exports to economic growth is not stable. Finally, under the premise that the motive force of economic growth has an impact on economic growth, the impact of real estate development on economic growth will be reduced.

Key words: real estate, effect on economic growth, bounds testing approach, Mankiw-Romer-Weil model, driving factors of economic growth