Saving behavior in 17 OECD countries

[en] This article compares savings behavior in a sample of 17 OECD countries over 24 years. On the basis of an analysis of variance and of a life-cycle-hypothesis-based equation, we test the homogeneity of households' savings behavior. It appears that one cannot really speak of a homogeneous saving behavior across countries. This is a relevant finding in times of increasing economic and financial integration.

Research center :

CREPP - Centre de Recherche en Économie Publique et de la Population - ULiège

Disciplines :

Economic systems & public economics

Author, co-author :

Kessler, Denis

Pestieau, Pierre ; Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC-Ecole de gestion > HEC-Ecole de gestion

Perelman, Sergio ; Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC-Ecole de gestion : UER > Economie publique appliquée

Language :

English

Title :

Saving behavior in 17 OECD countries

Publication date :

1993

Journal title :

Review of Income and Wealth

ISSN :

0034-6586

eISSN :

1475-4991

Publisher :

Wiley-Blackwell

Issue :

Pages :

37-50

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Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

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