Contributions

  • Lipsey, Robert E. - Contributor
  • Tice, Helen Stone. - Contributor
  • Conference on Research in Income and Wealth. - Contributor
  • Conference on the Measurement of Saving, Investment, and Wealth (1987 : Baltimore, Md.) - Contributor

Publication

1989 - University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois

Language

English

Word Count

215,250 words, Guess

Page Count

861 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
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  • LibraryThing8606927

Classifications

  • DDC330 s
  • LCCHC106.3 .C714 vol. 52

Description

There is probably no concept other than saving for which U.S. official agencies issue annual estimates that differ by more than a third, as they have done for net household saving, or for which reputable scholars claim that the correct measure is close to ten times the officially published one. Yet despite agreement among economists and policymakers on the importance of this measure, huge inconsistencies persist. Contributors to this volume investigate ways to improve aggregate and sectoral saving and investment estimates and analyze microdata from recent household wealth surveys. They provide.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Studies in income and wealth ;

Other Editions

  • The Measurement of saving, investment, and wealthUniversity of Chicago Press1989-01-01

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