Understanding Japanese Savings: Does Population Aging Matter?

ISBN-13: 9781138810662 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 112 str.

Robert Dekle

Opis

Japan's economy has been something of an enigma in recent years with its government resorting to all sorts of tactics to spark consumer spending. This is a self-contained analysis of Japanese saving behaviour that has important implications for all developing economies.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. The Saving Behavior of the Japanese Elderly 3. Private Investment and Fundamentals 4. Simulating the Impact of Aging on Future Saving, Investment and Budget Deficits 5. Aging and the Role of Foreign Immigration in Impacting Saving, Investment and Foreign Capital Inflows 6. Housing and Japanese Saving and Consumption Behavior 7. Conclusions and Lessons for Developing Countries

O autorze

Robert Dekle is Professor of Economics at the University of Southern California. He has studied the Japanese economic system for more than two decades.