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We develop the approach of Gokhale, Kotlikoff amp; Sabelhaus (1996), based on the lifecycle model of savings, to … decompose the differences in the national saving rates between the UK, US and Italy. Our work suggests that the US saving rate …
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In this paper, we analyze the wealth accumulation and saving behavior of the retired elderly in Italy using micro data … Bank of Italy. We find that, on average, the retired elderly in Italy are decumulating their wealth (dissaving) but that … retired elderly in Italy are continuing to accumulate wealth and that more than 80 percent are doing positive amounts of …
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In this paper, we analyze the wealth accumulation and saving behavior of the retired elderly in Italy using micro data … Bank of Italy. We find that, on average, the retired elderly in Italy are decumulating their wealth (dissaving) but that … retired elderly in Italy are continuing to accumulate wealth and that more than 80 percent are doing positive amounts of …
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Two explanations have been proposed for the observed slowness of wealth decumulation by the elderly in the literature: the precautionary saving induced by (uninsurable) uncertainty about the time of death or by the possibility of major catastrophes in old age that require large outlays; the...
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In this paper, we analyze the wealth accumulation and saving behavior of the retired elderly in Italy using micro data … Bank of Italy. We find that, on average, the retired elderly in Italy are decumulating their wealth (dissaving) but that … retired elderly in Italy are continuing to accumulate wealth and that more than 80 percent are doing positive amounts of …
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Two explanations have been proposed for the observed slowness of wealth decumulation by the elderly in the literature: the precautionary saving induced by (uninsurable) uncertainty about the time of death or by the possibility of major catastrophes in old age that require large outlays; the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013310140