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Ahorro Privado en Chile

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  • Dominique Hachette

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Private saving has experimented a very significant increase in the last twenty years in Chile. From negative figures in mid-seventies, it has reached levels over 16% of PNB in mid-nineties. Several hypothesis have been suggested to explain this behavior,

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  • Dominique Hachette, 1998. "Ahorro Privado en Chile," Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile., vol. 35(104), pages 3-48.
    • Handle: RePEc:ioe:cuadec:v:35:y:1998:i:104:p:3-48
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    4. Cerda, Rodrigo & Fuentes, J. Rodrigo & García, Gonzalo & Llodrá, José Ignacio, 2015. "Understanding Domestic Savings in Chile," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 7254, Inter-American Development Bank.
    5. Felipe Morandé & Rodrigo Vergara, 2001. "Introducción: Análisis empírico del ahorro en Chile," Central Banking, Analysis, and Economic Policies Book Series, in: Felipe Morandé & Rodrigo Vergara & Norman Loayza (Series Editor) & Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel(Series Edito (ed.),Análisis Empírico del Ahorro en Chile, edition 1, volume 1, chapter 1, pages 1- 12, Central Bank of Chile.
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