The Role of Demographic Factors as a Determinant of Savings in Sweden

Ragnar Bentzel and Lennart Berg
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Ragnar Bentzel: University of Uppsala
Lennart Berg: University of Uppsala

Chapter 7 in The Determinants of National Saving and Wealth, 1983, pp 152-179 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Although this paper focuses attention on the impact of demographic forces on savings, it also explores the influence of a range of other factors. We are particularly concerned with the role of ATP, the Swedish supplementary pension plan, and retirement age. Perhaps our most interesting findings are that ATP does not appear to depress personal savings, wealth is accumulated until some time after 65, the current qualifying age for social security, and that the part played by demographic changes in the evolution of savings behaviour in Sweden is no more than peripheral.

Keywords: Pension Plan; Income Redistribution; Saving Behaviour; Household Saving; Saving Ratio (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1983
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-17028-9_7

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