International comparisons of household saving
By: edited by James M. Poterba.
Contributors: Poterba, James M.
Series: A National Bureau of Economic Research project report
Publisher: University of Chicago
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
Subjects: Saving and investment -- Case studies -- Congresses.; Households -- Economic aspects -- Case studies -- Congresses.
Description: Governments and corporations may chip in, but around the world household saving is the biggest factor in national saving. To better understand why saving rates differ from country to country, this volume provides the most up-to-date analyses of patterns of household saving behavior in Canada, Italy, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Each of the six chapters examines micro data sets of household saving within a particular country and summarizes statistics on patterns of saving by age, income, and other demographic factors. The authors provide age-earning profiles and analyses of the accumulation of wealth over the lifetime in a clear way that allows quick comparisons of earning, consumption, and saving in the six countries.

Designed as a companion to Public Policies and Household Saving (1994), which addresses saving policies in the G-7 nations, this volume offers detailed descriptions of saving behavior in all G-7 nations except France.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Companion volume to Public policies and household saving, edited by Jim Poterba.