DEMOGRAPHY AND AGGREGATE SAVING

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Demographic Features of Two Societies

  • Dependency ratio

  • Families and individuals

• Demography and Savings

  • A theoretical basis: A simple case

  • The Japanese case

    • Cross section and Japanese family composition

    • Young workers

    • Older persons

    • Middle age families

    • Aggregation

  • Case of the U.S.: Some preliminary observations

• References