Why Is the Household Saving Rate So Low?

Discusses and assesses possible causes for decline in household saving since 1990. Explains how household saving is measured, and describes how saving varies across income distribution. Discusses how asset value appreciation can affect household saving behavior, and assesses what decline in the hous...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Saving and investment. Retirement income. Business cycles. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses and assesses possible causes for decline in household saving since 1990. Explains how household saving is measured, and describes how saving varies across income distribution. Discusses how asset value appreciation can affect household saving behavior, and assesses what decline in the household saving rate means with respect to retirement security.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.