This paper studies the interaction between time preference heterogeneity and precautionary saving in generating both persistent current account imbalance and a stationary equilibrium distribution of wealth across countries. We use numerical techniques to present two sets of results. First, when...

This paper maintains that the commonly used measure of the aggregate stock of public capital is conceptually divergent from the "true" public capital input in private production technologies. Consequently, the published measure has the potential to misrepresent the historic growth profile of the...