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to have closer family ties than other countries? In this paper, we first provide a brief exposition of the simplest …
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In this paper, we first provide a brief exposition of the simplest version of the selfish life cycle model or hypothesis, which is undoubtedly the most widely used theoretical model of household behavior in economics, and then survey the literature on household saving behavior in Japan (with...
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In this paper, we analyze the saving motives of European households using micro-data from the Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS), which is conducted by the European Central Bank. We find that the rank ordering of saving motives differs greatly depending on what criterion is used to...
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We present and test the idea that bequest planning is linked with the experience of inheriting. We consider "a family …
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inheritance provides which account for its impact on the intention to bequeath; it is rather the family tradition of bequeathing …We present and test the idea that bequest planning is linked with the experience of inheriting. We consider "a family … experience of inheriting enhances the intension to bequeath as redicted by the family tradition model, independently of the …
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We study a growth model with two types of agents who are heterogeneous in their degree of family altruism. We prove …
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This paper analyzes the determinants of the wealth decumulation behavior of the retired elderly in Japan using unique information from two household surveys, and by so doing, attempts to assess the relative importance of precautionary saving and bequest motives in explaining the lower than...
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In this paper, we analyze the wealth accumulation and saving behavior of the retired elderly in Italy using micro data from the "Survey of Italian Households' Income and Wealth," a panel survey of households conducted every two years by the Bank of Italy. We find that, on average, the retired...
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In this paper, we use micro data on a large number of European countries from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) to examine the wealth accumulation (saving) behavior of the retired elderly in Europe. To summarize our main findings, we find that less than half of the...
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desirability of stimulative fiscal policies, public pensions, and inheritance taxes. …
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