In this paper, I survey the previous literature on the saving behavior of the aged in Japan and then present some … survey data on the saving behavior of the aged in Japan that became available recently. To summarize the main findings of … that this model is highly applicable in the case of Japan. -- Saving ; dissaving ; consumption ; aged ; elderly …

In this paper, I survey the previous literature on the saving behavior of the aged in Japan and then present some … survey data on the saving behavior of the aged in Japan that became available recently. To summarize the main findings of … the case of Japan. -- Age structure of the population ; aged ; aging ; consumption ; dissaving ; elderly ; households …

This paper presents data on Japan’s household saving rate, considers the reasons for Japan’s high household saving rate … in the past and the reasons for the recent decline therein, projects future trends in Japan’s household saving rate, and … consider the implications of my findings. It finds that Japan’s high household saving rate was a temporary phenomenon and that …

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 …

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 …