We analyze the impact of population aging on Japan's household saving rate and on its public pension system and the … impact of that system on Japan's household saving rate and obtain the following results: first, the age structure of Japan …'s population can explain the level of, and past and future trends in, its household saving rate; second, the rapid aging of Japan …

In this paper, the author first briefly discuss the structure of Japan's public pension system, the history of that …, possible ways of alleviating those defects, future prospects for Japan's public pension system in the face of rapid population … aging, and proposals for reforming Japan's public pension system. …

In this paper, I find (1) that Japan showed massive and persistent current account surpluses from at least 1981 and … until at least 2011, (2) that Professor Ronald McKinnon was correct, at least in the case of Japan, and that these large and … persistent current account surpluses were due primarily to Japan's large and persistent IS imbalances (the excess of saving over …

In this paper, I find (1) that Japan showed massive and persistent current account surpluses from at least 1981 and … until at least 2011, (2) that Professor Ronald McKinnon was correct, at least in the case of Japan, and that these large and … persistent current account surpluses were due primarily to Japan's large and persistent IS imbalances (the excess of saving over …

In this paper, I breifly discuss the current structure of Japan's public pension system, the history of that system … argue that Japan's current public pension system hasan adverse impact on the inter- and intragenerational allocation of …

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 …

Japan's household saving rate showed great volatility, was often low and even negative, and was high only during the 25-year … trends over time in, Japan's household saving rate via various socioeconomic and policy variables. This seems to suggest that … their children than other peoples, suggesting that the alleged social norm of strong family ties in Japan is largely a myth …