Chen Yibo asked puzzledly: "Professor Yun, why is it difficult for Binzhou City to catch up with Yunling City?" ”

Professor Yun said: "I'm sorry, but I'm just referring to the prosperity of the economy. Binzhou is the provincial capital, vice governor city, has policy advantages, as the province's political center, cultural center, economic center and transportation center. Yunling is a newly upgraded prefecture-level city, no matter how you compare it, it can't compare with Binzhou City. However, the economic growth rate of Binzhou City this year is 7.3 percent, and that of Yunling City is 17.1 percent, and if we take into account the implementation of several major projects and the policy effect of upgrading to a prefecture-level city, the economic growth rate of Yunling City will certainly exceed 20 percent. ”

Chen Yibo nodded and said: "I admit that for a considerable period of time from now on, the economic growth rate of Yunling City will greatly exceed that of our Binzhou City. ”

Professor Yun said: "The main reason for this is that when I talk about economic prosperity, in layman's terms, economic vitality. As the provincial capital, it is the first window of the province, and it has to assume more political, social and cultural functions, which determines that Binzhou City has many restrictions, especially the constraints on economic development. Yunling City, on the other hand, is blessed with a unique position as an open coastal city and has no additional constraints, allowing it to concentrate on economic development. ”

Chen Yibo asked: "In terms of economic links, where is Yunling City strong?" ”

Professor Yun said: "I am learning to teach microeconomics, looking at economic problems from small to large, from low to high, I personally invented a word, basic economy, is the first node of all economic links. In the era of planned economy, there were markets in small market towns, and in the eighties and nineties when the planned economy and commodity economy coexisted, there were markets and farmers' markets in small market towns, and the markets and farmers' markets in small market towns were the first node of the economic link, that is, the basic economy that I said. ”

Chen Yibo said: "The first node of this economic link should also include the stalls of more than a dozen old streets in the old town of Xiangyunling City. ”

Professor Yun said: "Yes, the basic economy includes the stall economy, and the stall economy is the basic economy, and the basic economy also includes the backpack economy, the night market economy and the garbage economy. The backpack economy refers to those hawkers who walk the streets, the night market economy of course refers to the night market, and the garbage economy refers to the economic benefits generated in the process of garbage disposal. The data of Yunling City in these four aspects are like this, the stall economy, more than 20,000 employees, and the output value of tens of billions; Backpack economy, with more than 10,000 employees and an output value of more than 5 billion; night market economy, with 20,000 employees and an output value of more than 8 billion; The garbage economy employs more than 10,000 people and has an output value of more than 5 billion. ”

Chen Yibo said: "Not to mention, in the four aspects of stall economy, backpack economy, night market economy and garbage economy, we in Binzhou City cannot compare with Yunling City at all, because we have policy restrictions." ”

Professor Yun said: "The problem is that in terms of quantity and quality, these basic economies are insignificant, not taken seriously, and are still the object of restriction or even banning in big cities. However, the basic economy is the most vibrant, the foundation of economic prosperity, the full guarantee of employment, and the indispensable first link of the entire economy, as important as the bazaars and farmers' markets in rural market towns. ”

Chen Yibo nodded and asked: "Professor Yun, what you said is very reasonable, Binzhou is a provincial capital, can you also invigorate the basic economy?" ”

Professor Yun shook his head and said: "It's very difficult, let me give you an example, in every residential area in Yunling City, at a certain time and in a specific place, it is difficult for itinerant vendors to enter, but it is very difficult for Binzhou to do it." For another example, Yunling City implements strict classification of garbage disposal, and its classification and treatment rate reaches more than 95%, which creates favorable conditions for the development of waste economy, but it is difficult for Binzhou City to do it. What's more, people who are engaged in the basic economy are like talents in Yunling City, and housing, settlement, the elderly, children's education, etc., are all enjoyed on the same basis as civil servants. But in a big city like Binzhou, people engaged in the basic economy are restricted, and many policies even block them out. ”

Chen Yibo asked again: "Is there anything else?" ”

"The most fatal problem is that the basic economy has a lot of freedom, and it should be allowed to develop at will, that is, anytime and anywhere," Professor Yun said. You can go to the streets of Yunling City and take a walk, you can see the existence of basic economy on almost every street, can Binzhou City do it? may not be able to do it at all, and may be driven away by the chengguan. If you are engaged in the basic economy in Binzhou City, deliberately set up some localities, and fix the basic economy in a frame, then it will run counter to the characteristics of the basic economy, and it will be difficult to invigorate the basic economy. All in all, the primary indicator of economic prosperity is the activity of the basic economy, the basic economy is full of vitality, the whole economy is prosperous, otherwise, the whole economy is not complete, and its activity is certainly not high. ”

Chen Yibo sighed: "A provincial city is a provincial city, and it is indeed impossible to set up stalls on the street at will." ”

At this time, Professor Yun looked at Professor Xu, "Old Xu, it's time for you to speak." ”

Professor Xu smiled and said, "One is a provincial capital city and the other is a new prefecture-level city, but there is no comparison. Take the so-called happiness index as an example, the average person will definitely think that Binzhou City is stronger than Yunling City, because most people are willing to live in Binzhou City. As everyone knows, the living pressure in Binzhou City is much higher than that in Yunling City, and taking the price index as an indicator, Binzhou City is 2.7 percent higher than Yunling City. ”

Chen Yibo sighed, "In terms of happiness index, Professor Xu also thinks that Yunling City is better than Binzhou City?" ”

Professor Xu nodded, "Of course." ”

Chen Yibo said: "Professor Xu, please elaborate. ”

Professor Xu said: "The happiness index, also known as the happiness index, is actually a psychological experience, which is not only a factual judgment of the objective conditions and state of life, but also a value judgment of the subjective meaning and satisfaction of life. It manifests itself as a positive psychological experience based on life satisfaction. The happiness index is a subjective index value that measures the specificity of this feeling. The concept of happiness index originated more than 30 years ago and was first proposed and put into practice by the King of Bhutan. For more than 20 years, Bhutan, a small South Asian country with a per capita GDP of just over US$700, has generally enjoyed a happier life, and the Bhutanese model has attracted worldwide attention. ”

After a pause, Professor Xu said: "The quality of life can be measured by the happiness index, if GDP and GNP are the standards for measuring the wealth of the country and the people, then the happiness index of the people can become a standard for measuring the happiness of the people." People's happiness index is as important as GDP, on the one hand, it can monitor the operation of the economy and society; On the other hand, it can understand the life satisfaction of the population. It can be said that as the most important non-economic factor, it is a barometer of social operation and people's living conditions, and it is also a weather vane of social development and people's aspirations. ”

Chen Yibo nodded and said, "Professor Xu, please continue." ”