What Explains Private Saving in Mexico? /

This paper examines the factors influencing Mexico's private saving rate. Cross-country analysis finds that Mexico's private saving is somewhat higher than could be explained by its fundamentals, but lower than in the average country in the sample. This analysis suggests that Mexico's...

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Autor principal: Swiston, Andrew
Otros Autores: Bulir, Ales
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/191
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF
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