附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction to Parts I and II: A Review of Empirical Studies of Household Saving -- 2. The Permanent Income Hypothesis: Estimation and Testing by Instrumental Variables -- Addendum to Chapter 2: Estimation Using Updated Data -- 3. The Effect of Liquidity Constraints on Consumption: A Cross-Sectional Analysis -- 4. The Permanent Income Hypothesis and Consumption Durability: Analysis Based on Japanese Panel Data -- Addendum to Chapter 4: Consumption Growth Equation for Food -- 5. Testing the Life Cycle -- Permanent Income Hypothesis on Japanese Monthly Panel Data -- 6. Tests for Liquidity Constraints: A Critical Survey and Some New Observations -- 7. Is the Extended Family Altruistically Linked? Direct Tests Using Micro Data -- 8. Is the Japanese Extended Family Altruistically Linked? A Test Based on Engel Curves -- 9. Risk Sharing between and within Families -- 10. Introduction to Part III: A Review of Recent Literature on Japanese Saving.