The private household savings and pensions public in Germany and the United States: Compliance? Lifecycle hypothesis?
Keywords:
life–cycle hypothesis, private saving, pension public system, ageing, Germany, United States.Abstract
This paper details how ageing is affecting to private saving and public pensions.In this way, it analyses if Life-Cycle Hypothesis is carrying out for individuals about their saving behaviours and if Pension Public Systems can make them to vary. Forthis reason, it establishes a specifically household saving comparative for Germanyand Unites States, studying also their ageing evolution and pay capacity of publicpension retirement.References
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