An Empirical Study of Private Saving in Brazil

Claudio Paiva () and Sarwat Jahan ()

Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, 2003, vol. 23, issue 1, 124-137

Abstract: This paper provides an empirical analysis of the determinants of private saving in Brazil during 1965-2000. Our estimates indicate that the degree of offset between private and public saving is relatively high, in line with evidence for other Latin American countries, although it may have started to decline in recent years. In any case, fiscal policy is identified as one of the main instruments to promote the much needed increase in national saving in Brazil. Additional support to savings could come from continued financial market reforms and trade diversification. JEL Classification: E21; E22.

Keywords: Private savings; public savings; crowding out (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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