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Savings rate and economic policy: notes on the possibilities of growth in an economy with restrictions

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  • Fabio Giambiagi
  • Edward J. Amadeo

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The article discusses the relationship between savings and economic growth, tointegrate the main contributions of the models based on the hypothesis of full employmentand those which assume the existence of idle capacity. The text develops a hybrid model toshow that the effectiveness of the policies depends on the real situation of each economy.Thus, useful recommendations in a given context may be completely miscarrying in anotherone. Having this theoretical framework as guidelines, it is presented three paradigmaticcases and analysed the effects over investment expected in each different situation, as resultof official policies. JEL Classification: O41; E21.

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  • Fabio Giambiagi & Edward J. Amadeo, 1990. "Savings rate and economic policy: notes on the possibilities of growth in an economy with restrictions," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 10(1), pages 70-84.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:10:y:1990:i:1:p:70-84:id:1525
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    Keywords

    Savings; models of economic growth;

    JEL classification:

    • O41 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - One, Two, and Multisector Growth Models
    • E21 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Consumption; Saving; Wealth

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