appears due, in large part, to our compulsory savings institutions, the Social Security and private pension systems. These …

the last five years cast significant doubt on the proposition that the timing of taxes does not affect national savings …

transfers for U.S. savings. Modigliani's paper is the latest salvo in a long running debate over the importance of … intergenerational transfers in explaining savings behavior. While Modigliani corrects an algebraic error of minor consequences in our …

This paper reviews a number of issues relating to the policy goal of increasing national savings. The first section … considers the measurement and definition of national savings. Comparisons of current US savings rates with those of other … policy can increase natianal savings. While most discussion has centered on the effects of changes in the rate of return …

This paper reviews theoretical argumrents and empirical evidence regarding the interest elasticity of savings. It … savings. Moreover, the empirical rrethods used in most previous studies are likely to produce underestimates of the … interestelasticity of savings. New evidence based on direct estimation of utility function parameters suggests that savings are likely to …

. Theoretical analysis using a variety of standard models tends to suggest that the aggregate response to savings incentives is … response of savings to changes in the rate of return …

"hump" savings. A major difference between this study and previous investigations of this issue is the use of more accurate … savings. This paper suggests the importance of and need for substantially greater research and data collection on … intergenerational transfers. fife-cycle models of savings that emphasize savings for retirement as the dominant form of apical …