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Is the selfish life-cycle model more applicable in Japan and, if so, why? : a literature survey
Horioka, Charles - 2020
The selfish life-cycle model or hypothesis is, together with the dynasty or altruism model, the most widely used …
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Does the selfish life-cycle model apply in the case of Japan?
Horioka, Charles - 2020
prevalence of bequests, bequest motives, tests of altruism, and the importance of borrowing (liquidity) constraints and show that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012195738
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Why do Europeans save? : micro-evidence from the household finance and consumption survey
Horioka, Charles; Ventura, Luigi - 2024
-cycle model as well as saving motives that are consistent with the altruism model are important in Europe implies that the two … suggests that this model is far more applicable in Europe than is the altruism model. Moreover, our finding that the … intergenerational transfers motive, which is the saving motive that most exemplifies the altruism model, accounts for only about one …
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The wealth decumulation behavior of the retired elderly in Italy : the importance of bequest motives and precautionary saving
Ventura, Luigi; Horioka, Charles - 2020
In this paper, we analyze the wealth accumulation and saving behavior of the retired elderly in Italy using micro data from the "Survey of Italian Households' Income and Wealth," a panel survey of households conducted every two years by the Bank of Italy. We find that, on average, the retired...
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Chapter 11 The distribution of wealth
Davies, James B.; Shorrocks, Anthony F. - In: Handbook of income distribution : volume 1, (pp. 605-675). 2000
This chapter is concerned with the distribution of personal wealth, which usually refers to the material assets that can be sold in the marketpace, although on occasion pension rights are also included. We summarise the available evidence on wealth distribution for a number of countries. This...
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Population aging and the three demographic dividends in Asia
Ogawa, Naohiro; Norma Mansor; Lee, Sang-hyop; Abrigo, … - In: Asian development review : studies of Asian and pacific … 38 (2021) 1, pp. 32-67
The present study first examines the trends in age structural shifts in selected Asian economies over the period 1950–2050 and analyzes their impact on economic growth in terms of the first and second demographic dividends computed from the system of National Transfer Accounts. Then, using the...
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Does the selfish life-cycle model apply in the case of Japan?
Horioka, Charles - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012395578
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Is the selfish life-cycle model more applicable in Japan and, if so, why? : a literature survey
Horioka, Charles - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012395648
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Does the selfish life-cycle model apply in the case of Japan?
Horioka, Charles - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012309447
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Is the selfish life-cycle model more applicable in Japan and, if so, why? : a literature survey
Horioka, Charles - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012316541