Rise and fall of the Japanese saving rate: The role of social security and intra-family transfers

Japan and the World Economy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-92

  Cigno, Alessandro ^a   Rosati, Furio Camillio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intergenerational transfers; Saving; Social security

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031093389     PISSN: 09221425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0922-1425(96)00238-1     Document Type: Article

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