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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution, c2011.Description: pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 339.4/30973 23
LOC classification:
  • HC110.S3 B668 2011eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction -- Measuring saving -- Why don't americans save? -- Global saving patterns -- Consequences of low saving.
Summary: "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.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
No physical items for this record

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

"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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.