This paper analyzes the different factors that drive saving rate rises of both rural and urban households in China …. Using data from the Chinese Household Income Project 1995 and 2002, I first show that the whole saving rate distribution … explained by changes in household characteristics including income. The rising urban saving rates are instead explained by …

From 1995 to 2005, the average urban household saving rate in China rose by 7 percentage points, to about one quarter … of disposable income. We use household-level data to explain why households are postponing consumption despite rapid … rates have increased across all demographic groups although the age profile of savings has an unusual pattern in recent …

From 1995 to 2005, the average urban household saving rate in China rose by 7 percentage points, to about one quarter … of disposable income. We use household-level data to explain why households are postponing consumption despite rapid … rates have increased across all demographic groups although the age profile of savings has an unusual pattern in recent …