Household Saving in Chile (1988 and 1997): Testing the Life Cycle Hypothesis

Andrea Butelmann and Francisco Gallego

Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, 2001, vol. 38, issue 113, 3-48

Abstract: Saving behavior at the household level in Chile has not been analyzed in recent decades. Based on 1988 and 1996-1997 Chilean microeconomic evidence (Household Budget Survey), this article studies household saving behavior. The analysis is extended to incl

Keywords: Household saving; life cycle hypothesis; Chile; consumption; saving (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D12 D19 E21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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