Excess Savings Are Recession-Specific and Compensatory: Evidence From the US
Abstract There is a consensus among academics and policymakers that the excess savings built up by households during the past couple of years are specific to the pandemic. Based on data from the past half century for the US, this article shows that savings generally increase during recessions; the p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022-08-01
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| Series: | Intereconomics |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10272-022-1059-0 |
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