Based on the 2016 China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), this paper investigates the impact of China’s family social network on the total consumption level of residents and other three levels: survival consumption, enjoyable consumption and developmental consumption. The research shows: 1) Family social network has a significant effect on the consumption expenditure of residents, especially on the enjoyable consumption expenditure; 2) Social network can promote family consumption by alleviating the restriction of family mobility and demonstration effect; 3) The effects of social networks on consumption are different among different types of families. Compared with the eastern families, the social network of central and western families plays a more prominent role in promoting consumption expenditure. Families with lower income level re p ly heavily social network, and the effect of social network to stimulate consumption is more obvious.
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