Saving Rates of Urban Households in China

Type Conference Paper - Bank of Italy – University Ca’ Foscari Venice Workshop on the Chinese Economy, VIU 25-27 November 2010
Title Saving Rates of Urban Households in China
Author(s)
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2012
URL https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Agar_Brugiavini/publication/266058732_Saving_Rates_of_Urban_Hou​seholds_in_China/links/54be4b260cf218d4a16a58bd.pdf
Abstract
We analyze urban household savings in China using micro data. We find that a number of factors
can explain that change over time and the age profile of this important variable. In particular,
households that migrated to the urban areas tend to save more. Also, home-owners who recently
bought on the free market save more than tenants and home-owners who acquired their property
long time ago or at the time of the housing reform. Finally, we investigate the role of pension
reforms that took place in different years across different provinces.

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