survey conducted in China, India, Japan, and the United States. It finds striking inter-country differences in bequest plans …

survey conducted in China, India, Japan, and the United States. It finds striking inter-country differences in bequest plans …

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 …

the United States and Japan. Second, we use tax data to estimate the magnitude of intergenerational transfers. The … intergenerational transfers, an issue of current controversy. In both Japan and the United States, a substantial portion of wealth, and … especially of land in Japan, is bequeathed from one generation to the next …

In this paper, I analyze a variety of evidence for Japan and, where available, for the United States on bequest … applicable in Japan than it is in the U.S., that the dynasty model is also more applicable in Japan than it is in the U.S. but … that it is not of dominant importance even in Japan, and conversely, that the altruism model is far more applicable in the …

retirement behavior of households in Japan using micro data from the Preference Parameters Study of Osaka University. Our …