The decline in saving
Subtitle: a threat to america's prosperity?
By: Barry P. Bosworth
Publisher: Brookings Institution
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780815721352
Subjects: Economic policy; Saving and investment
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Measuring saving; title: Why don't americans save?; title: Global saving patterns; title: Consequences of low saving.