Dissecting Saving Dynamics.

We argue that the U.S. personal saving rate's long stability (from the 1960's through the early 1980's), subsequent steady decline (1980's - 2007), and recent substantial increase (2008 - 2011) can all be interpreted using a parsimonious 'buffer stock' model of optimal...

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Main Author: Carroll, Christopher
Other Authors: Sommer, Martin, Slacalek, Jiri
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : International Monetary Fund, 2012.
Series:IMF Working Papers.
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