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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779039803321

Autore

Bosworth Barry <1942->

Titolo

The decline in saving [[electronic resource] ] : a threat to America's prosperity? / / Barry P. Bosworth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution, c2011

ISBN

1-280-12764-3

9786613531520

0-8157-2136-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (146 p.)

Disciplina

339.4/30973

Soggetti

Saving and investment - United States

United States Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Measuring saving -- Why don't americans save? -- Global saving patterns -- Consequences of low saving.

Sommario/riassunto

"Examines the decline in saving in the United States over the past quarter-century. Is it a statistical artifact of the official measure of saving? Why don't Americans save? What are the consequences for economic growth, the performance of the aggregate economy, and policy goals?"--Provided by publisher.