literature on household saving behavior in Japan (with emphasis on the author's own past research) to shed light on whether or … hypothesis, which is undoubtedly the most widely used theoretical model of household behavior in economics, and then survey the … not the selfish life-cycle model applies in the case of Japan. In particular, we survey the literature on the impact of …

affects the saving behavior of the subjects. Savings are higher when they are incentivized with matching contributions than …

-As-You-Go (PAYG) social security, and the mix ofPAYG and savings for retirement provision in a small open economy. It shows that … paper also provides acondition for partial displacement of savings by the PAYG, which is in line with vastempirical evidence. …

correct for some parts of household savings, we question the correctness of the unitary model with respect to non …-mandatory retirement savings. To answer this question we analyze the intra-household allocation of retirement savings between partners in … of household decision making can thus be rejected with respect to retirement savings. …

This paper investigates the relationship between household saving and pensions, and estimates both the displacement … savings equation derived from a lifecycle model featuring income uncertainty using survey data for Dutch households, with … the estimated displacement effect of pensions on private savings towards zero. …

critical for understanding the relationship between aggregate fertility and household savings. First, we document that parents … household savings. Then, we construct an OLG model that parametrically matches the PE empirical evidence. Finally, we extend the … aggregate fertility on household savings …