income. The goal of this paper is to test for the effect of mandatory pensions on discretionary household savings. The data … are drawn from the CentER Savings Survey, which consists of a representative and a highest-income-decile sample of Dutch … households. The survey contains rich information on household wealth, pension rights and savings attitudes. A result of the …

distortions. I document major trends in aggregate savings, investment, trade, and net foreign asset positions in China, and …. In 2008, China's national savings rate soared to over 53 percent of its GDP, whereas its current account surplus exceeded …

region. In terms of sheer magnitudes, China's national savings and current account surpluses dominate the region's saving-investment … growth. Investment growth has dominated GDP growth in China during this decade but is also important in the cases of India … and Vietnam. To examine the global implications of domestic growth patterns in Asia, I analyze saving-investment balances …

turned to Unemployment Insurance Savings Accounts (UISAs) as an alternative to traditional systems of unemployment insurance …. UISAs are schemes of individual mandatory savings. Therefore, they smooth income over an individual's life cycle rather than …

This paper analyzes savings and asset holdings of immigrants in relation to their return plans. We argue that savings … and asset accumulation may be affected by return plans of immigrants. Further, the way savings and assets are held in the … home- and host country may also be related to future return plans. Thus, comparing savings and assets between immigrants …

characteristic are correlated with more job opportunities. Policy simulations ten suggest that the risk pooling and savings component …