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United States; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This Selected Issues paper for the United States discusses the microeconomics of the country—household wealth and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244682
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Precautionary Savings in the Great Recession
Mody, Ashoka; Sandri, Damiano; Ohnsorge, Franziska - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
panel of advanced economies that greater labor income uncertainty is significantly associated with higher household savings … least two-fifths of the sharp increase in household saving rates between 2007 and 2009 can be attributed to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009654146
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Cyclical Patterns in Government Health Expenditures Between 1995 and 2010
Velenyi, Edit V.; Smitz, Marc F. - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
The 2008-09 global economic crises have shown that no country is immune to external challenges. When policy controls are missing or not used efficiently, crises can reverse progress even in advanced economies. This unexpected outcome has increased concerns about the ability of governments in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010829327
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After the Crisis; Assessing the Damage in Italy
Sgherri, Silvia; Morsy, Hanan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
Italy’s deep-rooted structural problems resulted in an unsatisfactory productivity performance and a dismal growth over the last 15 years. The global financial crisis has exacerbated these long-standing weaknesses, taking a heavy toll on Italy’s economy. With output back to its...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008727814
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Greece; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This Selected Issues paper analyzes the growth prospects of the Greek economy. It is estimated that exceptional factors boosted growth by 1 percentage point per year in recent years and, under current trends and policies, growth is likely to drop to about 3 percent by the end of the decade. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825203
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Eurosclerosis or Financial Collapse; Why Did Swedish Incomes Fall Behind?
Cerra, Valerie; Saxena, Sweta Chaman - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
Sweden represents an archetypal welfare state economy, with extensive government safety nets. Some scholars have attributed a decline in its per capita income ranking since 1970 to "eurosclerosis" or sluggish growth caused by distortionary policies. This paper argues rather, that the permanent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605036
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Spain; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This Selected Issues paper analyzes household savings ratio in Spain. The household savings ratio has fallen to its …. Household savings fell across all households, but the declines were likely more material among lower income and highly indebted … groups. Declining household income and savings slowed deleveraging and put household balance sheets under pressure. Looking …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244773
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Is Housing Wealth An 'ATM'? the Relationship Between Household Wealth, Home Equity withdrawal, and Saving Rates
Klyuev, Vladimir; Mills, Paul S. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
United Kingdom. Mortgage market liberalization and innovation should reduce household cash flow and collateral constraints …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263776
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Targets, Interest Rates, and Household Saving in Urban China
Nabar, Malhar - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
This paper studies a panel of China's provinces over the period 1996-2009 during which urban household saving rates … increase in real deposit rates may help lower household saving and boost domestic consumption. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009327862
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Private Sector Consumption and Government Consumption and Debt in Advanced Economies An Empirical Study
Mukherjee, Sanchita; Bhattacharya, Rina - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
for this hypothesis, and also suggest that private and government consumption are substitutes in the household utility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008727794