Frugality : Are We Fretting Too Much? Household Saving and Assets in the United States /

Household savings rates in the United States have recently crept up from all-time lows. Some have suggested that a shift toward frugality will hamper GDP growth-the Keynesian "paradox of thrift." We estimate that households compensate for a fall in their asset income by saving more out of...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Tanner, Evan
Andere auteurs: Abdih, Yasser
Formaat: Tijdschrift
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
Reeks:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2009/197
Online toegang:Full text available on IMF