中国人口老龄化对消费的影响研究

人是消费活动的主体,人口年龄结构的变化必然会对社会消费水平产生影响。进入21世纪以来,中国人口年龄结构的老化速度逐渐加快,经济社会的发展面临着越来越重的老龄化负担,与此同时,经济发展也陷入了国内消费需求不足的增长困境。因此,研究中国人口老龄化的特殊进程对消费的影响,不仅可以使我们对二者之间的相互关系有一个清晰的理论认识,同时也可以为当前的应对措施提供相应的参考和借鉴。

A Study of the Impact of the Aging of Population in China on Consumption

The changes of the structure of ages in population definitely affect the social consumption level.This paper is based on the consumption theory in economics and to use the corresponding quantitative study method to analyze the issue in two aspects.First,the aging of population affects the overall level of consumptions through changing the orientation in consumptions in the society.Second,in current China,the impact of the aging of population on consumptions is with positive effect: the consumptions on housing,family needed equipments and services,medical care,transportation and communication are directly related with the rapid aging in population in China.