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Determinants of Japanese Household Saving Behavior in the Low-Interest Rate Environment

Larry Kim 2021. 11. 2. 12:02

Determinants of Japanese Household Saving Behavior in the Low-Interest Rate Environment by Sophia Latsos, Gunther Schnabl :: SSRN

 

Determinants of Japanese Household Saving Behavior in the Low-Interest Rate Environment

Abstract This paper scrutinizes the role of prolonged, expansionary monetary policy on the savings behavior of Japanese households, focusing on the dramatic change of the household savings rate since 1998, from high to low savings. The literature generally

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This paper scrutinizes the role of prolonged, expansionary monetary policy on the savings behavior of Japanese households, focusing on the dramatic change of the household savings rate since 1998, from high to low savings. The literature generally attributes this change to the country’s shift from high-growth to low-growth and its demographic change. This paper empirically examines changes in the incentives for saving and the ability to save connected to monetary policy. It finds that monetary policy had a significant impact on Japan’s household behavior via the interest rate channel and the redistribution channel but not the labor income channel. There is also evidence that rising wealth boosts savings.

 

본 논문은 1998년 이후 가계저축률이 고저축에서 저저축으로 극적으로 변화한 것을 중심으로 일본 가계의 저축행태에 대한 장기 확장적 통화정책의 역할을 면밀히 조사한다. 문헌들은 일반적으로 이러한 변화를 국가가 고성장에서 저성장으로의 전환과 인구통계학적 변화에 기인한다고 보고 있다. 본 논문은 통화정책과 연계된 저축유인력과 저축유인력의 변화를 실증적으로 검토한다. 노동소득 통로가 아닌 금리통로와 재분배 통로를 통해 통화정책이 일본의 가계행태에 상당한 영향을 미친 것으로 나타났다. 부의 증가가 저축을 증가시킨다는 증거도 있다.