老齡化對(duì)國(guó)家財(cái)政的影響眾所周知——急劇上漲的醫(yī)療和養(yǎng)老金(pension)支出。然而,老齡化的影響遠(yuǎn)不止于此。在老齡化社會(huì)里,勞動(dòng)力市場(chǎng)、儲(chǔ)蓄方式以及人口流動(dòng)都會(huì)發(fā)生變化。最令人擔(dān)憂的是,勞動(dòng)力短缺、勞動(dòng)力市場(chǎng)不穩(wěn)定和生產(chǎn)力下降等問(wèn)題都會(huì)對(duì)發(fā)展造成嚴(yán)重威脅。中國(guó)的平均收入水平仍然停留在低收入階段,這使得中國(guó)人口老齡化問(wèn)題尤其復(fù)雜。
The impact of aging on national finances is well known, namely soaring healthcare and pension costs. However, the influences of aging are much more than this. In an aging society, labor markets, saving patterns and migration flows will change. Most worryingly, labor shortage, unstable labor market and declining productivity pose serious threats to the development. Aging of population in China is particularly complex because the average income of Chinese still stays at a low level.