Culture, Family Ties and the Saving Hand

Christian Morrisson and Juan de Laiglesia ()
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No 35, OECD Development Centre Policy Insights from OECD Publishing

Abstract: Different cultures entail both a great diversity of household structures and different saving patterns. The diversity of family relations and saving patterns creates different incentives for physical and human capital accumulation. Policies can alter saving incentives and create the conditions for household structures themselves to change.

Date: 2006-12-01
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