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Les ménages épargnent moins qu'il y a quinze ans

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  • Louis Cretin
  • Philippe L'Hardy

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[spa] Las parejas ahorran menos de lo que ahorraban hace quince años - El aumento considerable de los creditos, las compras de bienes duraderos, el crac bursátil tienen una parte de responsabihdad en lo que respecta a la caida de la tasa de ahorro en el transcurso de 1987. Pero esos factores coyunturales no exphcan la baja de tendencia de la tasa de ahorro, la que pasó de un porcentaje mayor al 18% en 1970 a uno equivalente al 12% ahora A largo plazo, si las parejas ahorran menos, en pnncipio es porqué compran menos viviendas. Tres razones pueden exphcar esta srtuación: el número de casamientos que disminuye, los prestamos que cuestan cada vez más caro y el poder adquisrtivo que evoluciona más levemente que antes de 1974. [fre] L'envolée des crédits, les achats de biens durables, le krach boursier ont leur part de responsabilité dans la chute du taux d'épargne de 1987. Mais ces facteurs conjoncturels n'expliquent pas la baisse tendancielle du taux d'épargne, qui, de plus de 18 % en 1970, est passé à 12 % actuellement. . A long terme, si les ménages épargnent moins, c'est qu'ils achètent moins de logements. Trois raisons : le nombre de mariages diminue, les emprunts coûtent de plus en plus cher et le pouvoir d'achat progresse plus faiblement qu'avant 1974. [eng] Households are saving less than fifteen years ago - The soaring of credit, the purchase of durable consumer goods, and the Stock Exchange crash are all partially responsible for the drop in interest rates for savings accounts in 1987. But these factors which arise from the economic environment do not account for the tendency of interest rates to drop. From over 18% in 1970, they fell to 12%. In the long run, households are saving less mainly because fewer homes are being purchased. There are three reasons for this : the number of marriages is dropping, loans are more and more expansive and purchasing power is advancing more slowly than it did before 1974.

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  • Louis Cretin & Philippe L'Hardy, 1989. "Les ménages épargnent moins qu'il y a quinze ans," Économie et Statistique, Programme National Persée, vol. 219(1), pages 21-29.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:ecstat:estat_0336-1454_1989_num_219_1_5302
    DOI: 10.3406/estat.1989.5302
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