International Comparisons of Household Saving

by James M. Poterba

Governments and corporations may chip in, but around the world houshold saving is the biggest factor in national saving. To better understand why saving rates differ across countries, this volume provides the most up-to-date analyses of patterns of household saving behavior in Canada, Italy, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Each of the six chapters examines micro data sets of household saving within a particular country...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226676218
• ISBN13: 9780226676210
• Release Date: March 1994
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"