Household Saving in Germany: Results of the first SAVE study

2003/08/01 by Axel Börsch‐Supan, Lothar Essig · 1 citation
Business, Management and Accounting · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Health Professions · #Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis #German Economic Analysis & Policies #Global Health Care Issues

paper · pdf · doi:10.3386/w9902

openalex publication_date 2003/08/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04

Abstract

Germany is an interesting country to study saving among older households since nearly everyone -whether in the middle income bracket or richer -saves substantial amounts in old age.

Citations

• The Buffer-Stock Theory of Saving: Some Macroeconomic Evidence
• Social Security, Induced Retirement, and Aggregate Capital Accumulation

Cited by

• SAVE-study [wikipedia]