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2006, No. 12
Posted 2006-05-03

Cross-Country Personal Saving Rates

by Massimo Guidolin and Elizabeth A. La Jeunesse

Many analysts have expressed concern that U.S. households are saving too little to support the levels of investment required to sustain economic growth, without excessive dependence on foreign sources of capital. The authors examine why personal saving rates vary across countries.