Precautionary saving from different sources of income
Subtitle: evidence from rural Pakistan
By: Richard H. Adams.
Contributors: World Bank. Poverty Reduction and Economic Management. Poverty Reduction Group.
Series: Policy research working paper ;; 2761; Policy research working papers (Online) ;; 2761.
Publisher: World Bank, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network, Poverty Reduction Group
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Income -- Pakistan -- Mathematical models.; Saving and investment -- Pakistan -- Mathematical models.
Description: Much of past literature has assumed that households in developing countries save at the same marginal rate from all sources of income. But in rural Pakistan households save at very different marginal rates from different sources of income. The marginal propensity to save from those sources of income that are more variable and uncertain --- like external remittances --- is much higher than from those sources of income that are more predictable --- like rental income.
Notes: Also available in print.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 22-23).
Title from title screen as viewed on June4, 2002.
"January 2002."
Mode of access: World Wide Web.