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National and Personal Saving in the United States: Measurement and Analysis of Recent Trends

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  • A. Lans Bovenberg

    (International Monetary Fund)

  • Owen Evans

    (International Monetary Fund)

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An analysis of issues regarding the measurement of saving concludes that the observed declines in national, private, and personal saving rates in the United States cannot be attributed to measurement problems. Several factors that seem to have accounted for the decline in U.S. personal saving are examined. Structural changes in capital markets, as well as improvements in wealth positions, living standards of the elderly, and private and public insurance mechanisms have all contributed to the declining trend in personal saving. Empirical results suggest that demographic factors may also have played an important role.

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  • A. Lans Bovenberg & Owen Evans, 1990. "National and Personal Saving in the United States: Measurement and Analysis of Recent Trends," IMF Staff Papers, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 37(3), pages 636-669, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:pal:imfstp:v:37:y:1990:i:3:p:636-669
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    1. Mr. Philip R. Gerson, 1998. "The Impact of Fiscal Policy Variables on Output Growth," IMF Working Papers 1998/001, International Monetary Fund.
    2. Gulnur MURADOGLU & Fatma TASKIN, 1996. "Differences In Household Savings Behavior: Evidence From Industrial And Developing Countries," The Developing Economies, Institute of Developing Economies, vol. 34(2), pages 138-153, June.

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