Productivity growth and the U.S. saving rate

Over the last half century, the saving rate in the United States exhibited significant variations. In this paper, I examine whether a general equilibrium model that allows for shifts in the growth rate of total factor productivity can account for these variations. The model generates significant med...

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Published in:Economic modelling 2011, Vol.28 (1), p.501-514
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Growth rate
Growth rates
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Productivity growth
Saving rate
Savings
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