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 and summarizes statistics on patterns of
saving by age, income, and other demographic factors. The authors
provide age-earning profiles and analyses of the accumulation of wealth
over the lifetime in a clear way that allows quick comparisons between
earning, consumption, and saving in the six countries.
Designed as a companion to Public Policies and Household Saving
(1994), which addresses saving policies in the G-7 nations, this volume
offers detailed descriptions of saving behavior in all G-7 nations
except France.