ABSTRACT4-5
中文摘要5-6
DEDICATION6-7
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS7-8
VITA8
PUBLICATIONS8
FIELDS OF STUDY8-10
LIST OF TABLES10
LIST OF FIGURES10-13
1 Introduction13-16
1.1 Objectives of the study15
1.2 Problem15-16
2 Depmitation16
3 Structure16-17
4 The Underlying Demographic Situation in China17-28
4.1 Population facts based on historical census data17-19
4.2 Dependency Ratios19-23
4.2.1 Dependency Ratios in China20-21
4.2.2 Dependency Ratios in other Economies21-23
4.3 Population Popcies and Effect on fertipty23-26
4.4 Demographic dividend26-28
5 Effects of Demographic Changes on Consumption28-47
5.1 Participation rate29-32
5.2 Rural-Urban migration32-35
5.3 Pension system and retirement income35-39
5.4 International capital flows39-40
5.5 Labor Markets40-45
5.6 Consumer Behiour in China45-47
5.6.1 Consumer Cohorts45-46
5.6.2 Retirement Consumption46-47
6 Description of Data and Methodology47-50
7 Urban Consumption Pattern and Future Demand Analysis50-69
7.1 Consumption patterns58-65
7.2 Future demand65-69
8 Discussion69-74
8.1 Imppcations69-72
8.2 Critic of results72-74
9 Concluding remarks74
10 Suggested further research74-77
Bibpography77-81
Appendix81-85