Why Do People Save? A Micro-Analysis of Motives for Household Saving in Japan

Dados Bibliográficos

ID9719174
AutoresCharles Yuji Horioka (0000-0002-7046-0331, The University of Osaka), Wakö Watanabe
Ano1997
Volume107
Fascículo442
Páginas537-552
Data de publicação1997-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe Economic Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297
EditoraOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1468-0297.1997.tb00026.x
OpenAlexW2139624757
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas13
Referências citadas15

This paper estimates the contribution of net saving for each of twelve motives to overall household saving in Japan using micro data from a Japanese Government survey and finds that net saving for the retirement and precautionary motives, both of which are consistent with the life‐cycle model, are of dominant importance. It also finds that the saving motives of Japanese households vary greatly by age and that they save at each life stage for motives that are appropriate for that life stage. These findings suggest that the life‐cycle model is highly applicable in the case of Japan

Demographic economics · Economics · Government (linguistics · Life-cycle hypothesis · Macroeconomics · Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Housing Market and Economics