In this paper, I survey the previous literature on the saving behavior of the aged in Japan and then present some … survey data on the saving behavior of the aged in Japan that became available recently. To summarize the main findings of …

In this paper, I survey the previous literature on the saving behavior of the aged in Japan and then present some … survey data on the saving behavior of the aged in Japan that became available recently. To summarize the main findings of …, increases in consumption expenditures, and increases in taxes and social insurance premiums. These findings are consistent with …

In this paper, we analyze a variety of data on saving motives, bequest motives, and bequest division from the …

In this paper, we conduct a dynamic panel analysis of the determinants of the household saving rate in China using a … China's household saving rate has been high and rising and that the main determinants of variations over time and over space … therein are the lagged saving rate, the income growth rate, (in many cases) the real interest rate, and (in some cases) the …

We analyze the impact of population aging on Japan's household saving rate and on its public pension system and the … impact of that system on Japan's household saving rate and obtain the following results: first, the age structure of Japan …'s population can explain the level of, and past and future trends in, its household saving rate; second, the rapid aging of Japan …

This paper presents data on Japan's household saving rate, considers the reasons for Japan's high household saving rate … in the past and the reasons for the recent decline therein, projects future trends in Japan's household saving rate, and … consider the implications of my findings. It finds that Japan's high household saving rate was a temporary phenomenon and that …

persistent current account surpluses were due primarily to Japan's large and persistent IS imbalances (the excess of saving over …

by culture and social norms by examining their saving and bequest behavior. To summarize our main findings, we find that … Japan's household saving rate showed great volatility, was often low and even negative, and was high only during the 25-year … trends over time in, Japan's household saving rate via various socioeconomic and policy variables. This seems to suggest that …

In this paper, we present data on trends over time in domestic saving rates in twelve economies in developing Asia … during the 1966-2007 period and analyze the determinants of these trends. We find that domestic saving rates in developing … dependency ratio), income levels, and the level of financial sector development. We then project future trends in domestic saving …