The Rich and the Great Recession /

Most papers explaining the macro causes of the U.S. Great Recession focus on the behavior of the middle class: how its saving rate declined in the pre-crisis years, then surged following the crisis. This paper argues that the saving rate of the rich followed a similar pattern, the result of wealth e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bakker, Bas
Other Authors: Felman, Joshua
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2014.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2014/225
Online Access:Full text available on IMF