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indicate Chinese children generation possesses the strongest consumption capability, while the elderly has the weakest. Since …
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dependence on average consumption. We argue that accounting for consumption externalities in growth models requires consideration … do not internalize the effect of their choices on average consumption. In a dynamic sense, and differently from most of … the literature, households do not take into account the effect of changes in average consumption on the evolution of the …
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consumption, either by raising the level of household disposable income or reducing the savings rate are likely to have the …
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The trend of increasing inequality in the distribution of income and wealth in most developed countries has led to calls for corrective tax increases for the rich and wealthy. Such calls are often confronted with the claim that higher taxes on top personal incomes, corporate income and wealth...
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The aftermath of the global financial crisis of 2007-2009 has called the export-led growth model of Asian economies into question. This paper describes the contribution that macroeconomic policy can make to promote a rebalancing of growth away from dependence on exports to developed economies to...
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China's economic growth over the past three decades is unprecedented. Although this growth is commonly attributed to a high domestic savings rate among “thrifty” Chinese, savings alone cannot promote economic growth unless productivity has continuously grown for such a long period. This...
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surpluses without a fall in consumption, capital inflows should be used to increase future output. This paper tentatively finds … following consumption booms. It also shows that many recent large current account deficits have been predominantly the result of … consumption or non-productive investment booms …
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Inclusive growth, narrowly defined in this paper as growth that helps reduce inequality, is achieved if consumption of … the poor increases faster than consumption of the rich. The paper presents a simple accounting framework for a per …-percentile consumption diagnostics that could inform redistribution policies. The proposed framework is illustrated in application to Iraq …
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The paper incorporates Tobin's portfolio balance theory into an overlapping generations model of growth with endogenously valued money in which fiscal policy and/or monetary policy can change the steady state level of the capital stock. The optimal inflation rate that maximizes the steady-state...
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Does a shortage of safe assets sow the seeds of instability of financial system? This paper empirically explores the hypothesis of safe asset shortage-induced excess credit booms and financial instability. As an alternative step forward from the assumption of growth- or wealth-based demand for...
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