Abstract:

As an important engine for the coordinated development of population and economy in the new era, the silver economy has significance impact in promoting the construction of Chinese modernization. This paper, from the perspective of an aging society, employs the interaction between population and economic development to construct a systematic framework for the silver economy, integrating macro, meso, and micro dimensions. Tracing the generative logic of the silver economy reveals that it emerges as an inevitable outcome of: (1) macro-level diminishing elasticity of population regulation; (2) meso-level restructuring of labor supply; and (3) micro-level reordering of primary demand subjects. Clarifying the development connotations of the silver economy reveals that it represents: (1) an inevitable requirement for aging-adaptive economic reforms at the macro level; (2) a strategic initiative for the innovative development of silver industries at the meso level; and (3) an inevitable trend of transformation in elderly consumption habits at the micro level. Envisioning the era pathways of the silver economy reveals that to promote the coordination between population and economy development and ignite the vitality of the Silver Economy, it is essential to harness the digital era to drive innovation in macroeconomic operational paradigms and shift growth dynamics, facilitate the transformation of traditional industries and the cultivation of emerging sectors at the meso level, and advance the evolution of micro-level consumption preferences while enhancing the quality of supply.

Key words: silver economy, population aging, population economy