Understanding Japanese Savings

<p>Japan's savings are among the highest in the world and these high rates have played a valuable role throughout the post-war period. However over the next several decades Japan's population will be ageing rapidly. Will this lower Japanese savings rates?<br>Using up-to-date financial and demographical data author Robert Dekle finds that the answer to this question is an emphatic 'yes'. <em>Understanding Japanese Saving</em> holds key lessons for Western nations undergoing similar demographic transformations as well as developing countries looking to establish public savings institutions.</p>