In this paper, I conduct an analysis of consumption and saving behavior in Japan, looking both at trends over time and …

This paper analyzes the determinants of the wealth decumulation behavior of the retired elderly in Japan using unique … expected wealth decumulation rate of the retired elderly, at least in the case of Japan, even though both precautionary saving … burden of parental care may also affect the wealth decumulation behavior of the retired elderly in Japan. Given that parental …

Japan and the United States to examine whether individuals who receive intergenerational transfers from their parents are … children in both Japan and the United States, which in turn is likely to contribute to the persistence or widening of wealth …

head in the 50-59 age group) in Japan do not have inordinate amounts of debt and that their financial health is … they could previously. We therefore need to monitor the borrowing behavior of this cohort over time as the Bank of Japan …

retirement behavior of households in Japan using micro data from the Preference Parameters Study of Osaka University. Our …

literature on household saving behavior in Japan (with emphasis on the author's own past research) to shed light on whether or … not the selfish life-cycle model applies in the case of Japan. In particular, we survey the literature on the impact of … almost all of the available evidence suggests that the selfish life-cycle model applies to a greater extent in Japan than it …