noun
marginal propensity to save
Technical term in economics; the fraction of an additional unit of income that is saved rather than consumed.
限界貯蓄性向が高い国では、所得が増えても消費はあまり伸びない。
In countries with a high marginal propensity to save, consumption does not increase much even when income rises.
Marginal propensity to consume; the fraction of additional income spent on consumption. Complements 限界貯蓄性向.
Compound of 限界 (genkai, 'marginal') + 貯蓄 (chochiku, 'savings') + 性向 (seikō, 'propensity'). A direct translation of the English economics term.