Life-cycle savings and public policy a cross-national study of six countries

The key to understanding household saving is obtaining appropriate data. Dealing with differences between rich and poor households, for example, or the old and the young, require observation of a large number of households. The focus of this study is to obtain data on many households from a number...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Borsch-Supan, Axel, 1954- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press c2003.
Edición:1st edition
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Sumario:The key to understanding household saving is obtaining appropriate data. Dealing with differences between rich and poor households, for example, or the old and the young, require observation of a large number of households. The focus of this study is to obtain data on many households from a number of different countries and to examine them in a coherent fashion. The hope is that through these observations we can learn about the ways policies affect savings and that other differences among savers can be controlled for, instead of being blamed on ""cultural differences* Features a consi
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (415 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781281024060
9786611024062
9780080510170