| Description |
1 online resource (290 pages) |
| Series |
National Bureau of Economic Research Project Report |
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National Bureau of Economic Research project report.
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| Contents |
International Comparisons of Household Saving; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Household Data on Saving Behavior in Canada; 2. Personal Saving in the United States; 3. Household Saving Behavior in Japan; 4. Household Saving Behavior in the United Kingdom; 5. Savings in Germany--Part 2: Behavior; 6. Personal Saving in Italy; Contributors; Author Index; Subject Index |
| Summary |
Governments and corporations may chip in, but around the world houshold saving is the biggest factor in national saving. To better understand why saving rates differ across countries, 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 o |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Households.
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Saving and investment.
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Households -- Economic aspects -- Case studies -- Congresses
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Households -- Economic aspects
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Households
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Saving and investment
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
94022549 |
| ISBN |
9780226676289 |
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0226676285 |
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9786611223939 |
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6611223932 |
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