Household savings behavior in China during the past 30 years has been studied by using econometric models with the time …

countries is still lacking. Two demographic extensions of the representative household’s stochastic dynamic optimization problem …

This paper develops and tests a model of Japan’s household savings rate, based on the life-cycle hypothesis that the … primary motive for savings is provision for retirement. The paper shows that Japan’s high household savings rate in recent …

This staff report on People’s Republic of China 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights macroeconomic developments … and outlook. China has maintained robust growth since the global crisis, but the heavy reliance on credit and investment …

of an emerging real estate bubble. We find that, for China as a whole, the current levels of house prices do not seem …€™ mass-market and luxury segments. Unlike advanced economies before 2007-8, prices have tended to correct frequently in China … China has, and will continue to have,a structural driver. …

vulnerabilities; and how to best manage aggregate demand in this context, as growth is slowing yet risks are still rising. A key … achieve the desired transformation of the economy, but will also be challenging. Demand management. Reining in credit growth … trading partners. However, in the medium term, income and consumption will both be higher—a result that is good for China …