Description
Book SynopsisIn order to understand savings programmes, this volume provides a description of savings policies in the G-7 industrialized nations. A core of topics are discussed which include types of accumulated household savings and debt, and tax policies toward capital income.
Table of ContentsIntroduction James M. Poterba 1 Government Saving Incentives in the United States James M. Poterba 2 Government Incentives and Household Saving in Canada John B.Burbidge and James B. Davies 3 Taxation and Personal Saving Incentives in the U.K. James Banks and Richard Blundell 4 Savings in Germany Axel Börsch-Supan 5 Government Incentives and Household Saving in Italy Tullio Jappelli and Marco Pagano 6 Public Policies and Household Saving in Japan Takatoshi Ito and Yukinobu Kitamura 7 Public Policies and Household Saving in France Denis Fougère
