Journal of East China Normal University (Philosoph ›› 2017, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (3): 145-154.doi: 10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5579.2017.03.017

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Population Aging, Birth Rate and Housing Price: Based on the Regional Characteristics of the Real Estate Market

WANG Xian-zhu1, WU Yi-dong2   

  • Online:2017-05-15 Published:2017-05-20

Abstract: This paper classifies the development level of real estate market in 31 provinces in China through system clustering and distance discrimination, and then carries out qualitative description and trend comparison on the relationship of regional population aging, birth rate and house price. Together with the empirical research of the regional panel data, this paper shows the "triangular relationship" of population aging, birth rate (as well as population growth) and housing price as follows: the short-term population aging will restrain housing price, the short-term birth rate will boost the rising of house price, and both of them have a regional "reverse" phenomenon; the aging of the population and the decline of the birth rate restrain population growth, and from the perspective of population growth, the "neutralization effect" between them will make housing price decrease in the foreseeable future. Therefore, reasonable control and guidance on housing price need to pay attention to demographic factors, encourage population mobility, help to discharge the "flood" of house price, make a plan of population growth and lower the anticipation of housing price.

Key words: population aging, housing price, birth rate, population structure, regional characteristics