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A U.S.-Japan Comparison of the Importance and Determinants of Retirement Saving

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Horioka, C.Y.
Okui, M.

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In this paper, we conduct a U.S.- Japan comparison of the importance of retirement saving and of the determinants thereof using micro data from the "U.S.- Japan Comparison Survey of Saving," a binational household survey conducted in 1996 by the Institute for Posts and Telecommunications Policy of the Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.

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Paper provided by Osaka - Institute of Social and Economic Research in its series Papers with number 470.

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Date of creation: 1998
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Keywords: SAVINGS ; SOCIAL SECURITY ; LIFE CYCLE;

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D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
D91 - Microeconomics - - Intertemporal Choice and Growth - - - Intertemporal Consumer Choice; Life Cycle Models and Saving
E21 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomics: Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Consumption; Saving; Wealth
H55 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Social Security and Public Pensions

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  3. C. Y. Horioka & H. Fujisaki & W. Watanabe & T. Kouno, 2000. "Are Americans More Altruistic Than The Japanese? A U.S.-Japan Comparison Of Saving And Bequest Motives ," International Economic Journal, Korean International Economic Association, vol. 14(1), pages 1-31, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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