Are Americans more Altruistic than the Japanese Comparison of Saving and Bequest Motives.

In this paper, we analyze a variety of data on saving motives, bequest motives, and bequest division from the "Comparative Survey of Savings in Japan and the United States", a binational survey conducted in 1996 by the Institute for Posts and Telecommunications Policy of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the Government of Japan, in order to shed light on which model of household behavior applies in the two countries.

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Year of publication:	2000
Authors:	Horioka, C.Y. ; Fujisaki, H. ; Watanabe, W. ; Kouno, T.
Institutions:	Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), Osaka University
Subject:	HOUSEHOLD \| SAVINGS \| CONSUMPTION

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Series:	ISER Discussion Paper.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	44 pages
Classification:	D12 - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis ; D91 - Intertemporal Consumer Choice; Life Cycle Models and Saving ; E21 - Consumption; Saving
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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