Reliable estimates of actual household saving rates in New Zealand have proved elusive as existing sources of data have … in the past given disparate estimates, making it difficult to reach a consensus of the real rate of household saving. For … different estimates of the overall household saving rate, although both were negative in 2008 and both below their long …

?erences in the national saving rates between the UK, US and Italy. Our work suggests that the US saving rate is lower principally … because Americans on average retire later. In contrast, the Italian saving rate is higher predominantly because Italians are … to explain little of the cross-sectional di?erences in saving rates. The study accounts for the possible importance of …

private retirement saving. In this paper, we present the first assessment of the optimality of the retirement resources of … level of living standards in both working life and retirement. We use a life-cycle model of consumption and saving to …

decompose the differences in the national saving rates between the UK, US and Italy. Our work suggests that the US saving rate … is lower principally because Americans on average retire later. In contrast, the Italian saving rate is higher … and benefit systems are able to explain little of the cross-sectional differences in saving rates. The study accounts for …

There is a common perception that households are under-saving for retirement - indeed this has motivated many recent …