The Decline in Saving : A Threat to America's Prosperity? /

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"Examines the decline in saving in the United States over the past quarter-century. Is it a statistical artifact of the official measure of saving? Why don't Americans save? What are the consequences for economic growth, the performance of the aggregate economy, and policy goals?"--Pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bosworth, Barry, 1942- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution, [2012]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Saving and investment.
Economic policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Consumer Behavior.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Macroeconomics.
Saving and investment > United States.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique economique.
United States > Economic policy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Measuring saving
  • Why don't Americans save?
  • Global saving patterns
  • Consequences of low saving.

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