Japan’s High Savings Rate

Victor Argy and Leslie Stein
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Victor Argy: Macquarie University
Leslie Stein: Macquarie University

Chapter 4 in The Japanese Economy, 1997, pp 57-72 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Amongst industrial countries, Japan’s saving rate is unusually high and this has facilitated exceptionally large investment rates during the period of rapid economic growth as well as large current account surpluses.

Keywords: Saving Rate; Consumer Credit; Education Expenditure; Household Saving; Japanese Economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230380097_4

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