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 …

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 …

effect on household saving, and a negative effect on fertility. In Germany, as in other countries where the hypothesis was … the number of future contributors. That is one of the reasons why, in Germany as elsewhere, pay-as-you-go pension systems …

of the two) in Germany. Further, we investigate age‐wealth‐profiles and differences between East and West Germany. …