This paper analyzes reasons for the high post-war correlations of saving and investment, both across countries and over …

for the possible heterogeneity of savings behavior across countries and the inclusion of dynamics. It shows that … neglecting heterogeneity and dynamics can lead to misleading inferences about the key determinants of savings behavior. The …This paper examines the extent to which conclusions of cross-country studies of private savings are robust to allowing …

This Selected Issues paper on Turkey reviews a decline in private saving and adoption of a fiscal rule. As economic … confidence has improved, capital inflows have surged while private saving has fallen. Together, these developments have produced …

This paper explores how tax policy affects the level and allocation of national savings in the United States. It argues … that the effect of taxes on the overall private saving level is relatively small and uncertain and that raising public … saving is the most direct and efficient way to raise national saving. However, the tax system has a powerful impact on the …

A firm theoretical basis for the empirical relationship between dependency rates and savings behavior in developing …, and on the savings responsiveness to changes in the real interest rate …