This paper studies the effects that borrowing constraints have on savings and growth and argues that, though they … increase savings, their effect on growth is ambiguous. Empirical evidence on the extent of borrowing constraints as well as … savings, investment, human capital accumulation and growth performance for industrialized countries is presented. A simple …

This paper studies the effects that borrowing constraints have on savings and growth and argues that, though they … increase savings, their effect on growth is ambiguous. Empirical evidence on the extent of borrowing constraints as well as … savings, investment, human capital accumulation and growth performance for industrialized countries is presented. A simple …

by a binding credit constraint, injecting a bubble triggers a savings glut. Higher returns in a new bubbly equilibrium …

by a binding credit constraint, injecting a bubble triggers a savings glut. Higher returns in a new bubbly equilibrium …