Swinging since the 60's: Fluctuations in UK Saving and Lessons for Latin America

David Begg and Stephany Griffith-Jones

No 3032, Research Department Publications from Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department

Abstract: In the last three decades, gross national saving in the UK has fluctuated widely. Swings in components of national savings have of course been even more marked, since there are sound economic reasons to expect changes in one component (e. g. , private saving) to be at least partially offset by changes in another (e. g. , public saving). Moreover, since the start of the 1980s, national savings behaviour is characterised not merely by fluctuations but by trend decline, the recent upturn notwithstanding. In this paper we explore changes in UK saving and its components, examine theoretical and empirical explanations, discuss implications for policy design, and draw lessons for Latin America.

Date: 1998-06
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