01735cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000524 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451859157 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Callen, Tim. Empirical Determinants of Household Saving : Evidence From OECD Countries / Tim Callen, Christian Thimann. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1997. 1 online resource (26 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper analyzes the empirical determinants of household saving using data from 21 OECD countries for 1975-95. A particular focus is the influence of the tax and social security systems on household saving. The paper therefore extends the usual set of explanatory variables used to explain household saving behavior to include variables that capture the structure of the tax system and the financing and generosity of the social security and welfare system. These variables are found to have an important impact on household saving. Accordingly, by changing the design of these systems, governments may be able to influence saving. Mode of access: Internet Thimann, Christian. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1997/181 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1997/181/001.1997.issue-181-en.xml IMF e-Library