In this paper, we conduct a theoretical analysis of personal taxes (defined to include consumption and income taxes … policy recommendations about how to reform personal taxes in Japan. We find that the structure of Japan's current consumption …

stagnation of household consumption during the 1990s and find that the stagnation of household disposable income, the decline in …

consumption (such as GDP, household incomes, household saving rates, household wealth, and employment conditions) in the Group of …In this paper, we present data on recent trends in private consumption and in possible determinants of private … consumption growth rates but also in the determinants of private consumption growth during the 2002-07 period. With respect to …

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 …

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 …, increases in consumption expenditures, and increases in taxes and social insurance premiums. These findings are consistent with …

by culture and social norms by examining their saving and bequest behavior. To summarize our main findings, we find that … 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 …

persistent current account surpluses were due primarily to Japan's large and persistent IS imbalances (the excess of saving over …