This paper analyzes the determinants of savings in the world economy, and discusses why saving ratios have been so … uneven across countries. A distinction is made between private and government savings, using panel data for 36 countries …, from 1970 to 1992. In particular, it is assumed that government savings are not completely exogenous, and respond to both …

-investment balances, the composition of national savings, and the determinants of the evolution of household saving rates. During 2000 …. Corporate savings have surged across Asia during this period, becoming the main component of gross national savings in the … region. In terms of sheer magnitudes, China's national savings and current account surpluses dominate the region's saving …

developing countries and emerging markets. This suggests that the lack of domestic savings is not the primary constraint on …

innovation project, so local saving does not matter for growth. In our empirical exploration we show that lagged savings is … rather than through capital accumulation. Further, we show that savings is significantly associated with higher levels of FDI …

savings and investments were taxed in an arbitrary and unpredictable way, the credibility of a new regime could not be assumed …

savings rate, banking system, financial markets, financial regulations, corporate governance, and public finances; and …