This paper analyzes savings and asset holdings of immigrants in relation to their return plans. We argue that savings … and asset accumulation may be affected by return plans of immigrants. Further, the way savings and assets are held in the … home- and host country may also be related to future return plans. Thus, comparing savings and assets between immigrants …

Substantial evidence suggests that savings behavior may depart from neoclassical optimization. This article examines … the implications of raising the savings rate - whether through social security, retirement plans, or otherwise - for labor … savings behavior. Under one formulation, raising the targeted savings rate has the same effect on labor supply as that of …

We examine six alternative plans which might be discussed in an effort to increase consumer savings through the … personal income tax system in the United States. These plans attempt to affect savings through an increase in the real rate of … return either by direct tax cuts on savings or by indexing tax rates against inflation. The paper presents estimates of …

We examine six alternative plans which might be discussed in an effort to increase consumer savings through the … personal income tax system in the United States. These plans attempt to affect savings through an increase in the real rate of … return either by direct tax cuts on savings or by indexing tax rates against inflation. The paper presents estimates of …