This paper estimates the contribution of net saving for each of twelve motives to overall household saving in Japan using micro data from Japanese Government survey and finds that the net saving for the retirement and precautionary motives, both of which are consistent with the life-cycle model,...

In this paper, we conduct a U.S.- Japan comparison of the importance of retirement saving and of the determinants thereof using micro data from the "U.S.- Japan Comparison Survey of Saving," a binational household survey conducted in 1996 by the Institute for Posts and Telecommunications Policy...

In this paper, we analyse the saving behavior of the aged in Japan using household-level data from a 1992 survey conducted by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.

In this paper, we analyse the saving behavior of the aged in Japan using household-level data from a 1992 survey conducted by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.

In this paper, we conduct a U.S.- Japan comparison of the importance of retirement saving and of the determinants thereof using micro data from the "U.S.- Japan Comparison Survey of Saving," a binational household survey conducted in 1996 by the Institute for Posts and Telecommunications Policy...

This paper estimates the contribution of net saving for each of twelve motives to overall household saving in Japan using micro data from Japanese Government survey and finds that the net saving for the retirement and precautionary motives, both of which are consistent with the life-cycle model,...

Consumers' beliefs in the benefits of reducing fat intakes, especially saturated fat, and of increasing calcium intake from such foods dairy products, depend upon the acquired information related to diet and health. This study develops new health information measures from different sources. The...

This is the first study to apply to Japanese housing data the econometric analysis of piecewise-linear budget constraints arising from space-linked interest rates. Two models of housing demand are discussed: The first is a Hausman-type model for floor space with random preferences and...