Add to ORKGAbstract: In this paper, I conduct an international comparison of the financial health of households using data on household wealth and indebtedness for the Group of Seven (G7) countries and show that, even though household borrowings in Japan were the highest among the G7 countries, at least until 2000, household assets were also high in Japan, as a result of which household net worth and financial health in Japan were among the highest in the G7 countries. Turning to long-term trends in Japan over time, I find that Japan has shown a sharp increase over time in household borrowing, at least until 2000, and a sharp increase over time in both household assets and household net worth, at least until 1990. It is not clear whether the greater f...
The paper estimates Japan's household saving rate function for the 1958−1998 period. We find that th...
Using micro data covering almost 500,000 Japanese households over the period 1983−2012, this paper e...
When Japan experienced high economic growth, its society was characterized by low inequality in inco...
In this paper, I conduct an international comparison of the financial health of households using dat...
In this paper, we analyze the borrowing behavior of Japanese households in comparison to the other G...
In this paper, we attempt to shed light on whether Japanese households are rational or if their beha...
This paper investigates the household saving and wealth holding behavior in Japan, especially after ...
This paper provides an in-depth review and analysis of household portfolios in Japan. (1) Using both...
This paper shows, using data from the Family Income and Expenditure Survey, that housing credit has ...
This paper presents data on Japan's household saving rate, considers the reasons for Japan's high ho...
This paper investigates the household saving behavior by different cohorts with various household ch...
The impact of health and healthcare utilisation on household savings and financial portfolios is exp...
For most nations, data on household asset- and wealthholdings are not avail-able, and Japan is no ex...
This dissertation studies distributional effect of (un)conventional monetary policies on Japanese ho...
Using individual family household data from Japan, we find that households prefer financial institut...
The paper estimates Japan's household saving rate function for the 1958−1998 period. We find that th...
Using micro data covering almost 500,000 Japanese households over the period 1983−2012, this paper e...
When Japan experienced high economic growth, its society was characterized by low inequality in inco...
In this paper, I conduct an international comparison of the financial health of households using dat...
In this paper, we analyze the borrowing behavior of Japanese households in comparison to the other G...
In this paper, we attempt to shed light on whether Japanese households are rational or if their beha...
This paper investigates the household saving and wealth holding behavior in Japan, especially after ...
This paper provides an in-depth review and analysis of household portfolios in Japan. (1) Using both...
This paper shows, using data from the Family Income and Expenditure Survey, that housing credit has ...
This paper presents data on Japan's household saving rate, considers the reasons for Japan's high ho...
This paper investigates the household saving behavior by different cohorts with various household ch...
The impact of health and healthcare utilisation on household savings and financial portfolios is exp...
For most nations, data on household asset- and wealthholdings are not avail-able, and Japan is no ex...
This dissertation studies distributional effect of (un)conventional monetary policies on Japanese ho...
Using individual family household data from Japan, we find that households prefer financial institut...
The paper estimates Japan's household saving rate function for the 1958−1998 period. We find that th...
Using micro data covering almost 500,000 Japanese households over the period 1983−2012, this paper e...
When Japan experienced high economic growth, its society was characterized by low inequality in inco...