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1 online resource (xii, 861 pages) : illustrations |
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Studies in income and wealth ; v. 52 |
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Studies in income and wealth ; v. 52.
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| Contents |
7. The Theory and Measurement of the Nominal Output of Banks, Sectoral Rates of Savings, and Wealth in the National Accounts8. World Payments Imbalances and U.S. Statistics; 9. Year-Apart Estimates of Household Net Worth from the Survey of Income and Program Participation; 10. Survey Estimates of Wealth: An Assessment of Quality; 11. Using Panel Data to Assess the Bias in Cross-sectional Inferences of Life-Cycle Changes in the Level and Composition of Household Wealth |
| Summary |
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 |
| Analysis |
United States Personal finance Savings |
| Notes |
"National Bureau of Economic Research Conference on Research in Income and Wealth." |
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"Papers and discussion presented at the Conference on the Measurement of Saving, Investment, and Wealth held in Baltimore, Maryland, 27-28 March 1987"--Page xi |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Saving and investment.
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Wealth.
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wealth.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Economic Conditions.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- Macroeconomics.
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Saving and investment
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Wealth
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Epargne et investissement.
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Epargne et économies.
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Richesse.
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proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lipsey, Robert E.
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Tice, Helen Stone.
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Conference on Research in Income and Wealth
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Conference on the Measurement of Saving, Investment, and Wealth (1987 : Baltimore, Md.)
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| ISBN |
0226484718 |
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9780226484716 |
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