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

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2007

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:

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

Publisher Number:

CRS-2007-GVF-0077

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