Why Is the Household Saving Rate So Low?

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business cycles.

Families.

Retirement income.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (14 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.

System Details:

text file

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.

Notes:

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.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Why Is the Household Saving Rate So Low?

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