Why Are Saving Rates of Urban Households in China Rising?:

From 1995 to 2005, the average urban household saving rate in China rose by 7 percentage points, to 1⁄4 of disposable income. We use household-level data to explain the postponing of consumption despite rapid income growth. Tracing cohorts over time indicates virtually no consumption smoothing over...

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Main Author: Chamon, Marcos (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C International Monetary Fund 2008
Series:IMF Working Papers Working Paper No. 08/145
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Summary:From 1995 to 2005, the average urban household saving rate in China rose by 7 percentage points, to 1⁄4 of disposable income. We use household-level data to explain the postponing of consumption despite rapid income growth. Tracing cohorts over time indicates virtually no consumption smoothing over the life cycle. Saving rates have increased across all demographic groups, although the age-profile of savings has an unusual U-shaped pattern, with saving rates being the highest among the youngest and oldest households in recent years. These patterns are best explained by the rising private burden of expenditures on housing, education, and health care
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (49 p)
ISBN:1451870035
9781451870039

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