The savings collapse during the transition in Eastern Europe
By: Cevdet Denizer, Holger C. Wolf.
Contributors: Wolf, Holger C.; World Bank. Europe and Central Asia Region. Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit.
Series: Policy research working paper ;; 2419; Policy research working papers (Online) ;; 2419.
Publisher: World Bank, Europe and Central Asia Region, Poverty Reduction and Economics Management Sector Unit
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Saving and investment -- Europe, Eastern.; Saving and investment -- Europe, Eastern -- Statistics.
Genres: Statistics.
Description: The transition economies of Eastern Europe almost uniformly experienced a  precipitous plunge in savings rates - from levels above 30 percent of GDP to levels about half that - early in the transition, before rebounding slightly. Did savings collapse because involuntary savings were eliminated (when goods became available for purchase) or because of a change in equilibrium savings, reflecting the changed economic circumstances and long-term prospects?
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 12-13).
Title from title screen as viewed on Oct. 15, 2002.
"August 2000"--Cover.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.