Keyword: disposable income

Bubble Saving (6/17/2010)

The US has been spending more than it earns and has to borrow from abroad to fund its real investment.

Keywords: capital depreciation allowances, debt, disposable income, dissaving, foreign capital, investment, net worth, Saving, trade surplus

Is Japan Saving Too Much? (6/29/1999)

Japan's economy is stuck in a prolonged stagnation because consumers' disposable income is too low and business saving is too high.

Keywords: aggregate demand, bank loan, budget deficit, business saving, cartelization, cartels, disposable income, GDP, investment, Japan, liquidity trap, public debt, saving, Stagnation, trade surplus

Taxes and Commercials, Necessary Evils? (11/28/2000)

Taxes and TV commercial take away what we could have otherwise, but are necessary to support 'free services'.

Keywords: disposable income, free lunches, necessary evils, personal income, taxes, TV commercials

When a Vice Becomes a Virtue - Is The U.S. Saving Too Little? (6/29/1999)

Low saving rate in the US has kept the weak global economy afloat by putting foreign capital to more productive use.

Keywords: current account deficit, debt, disposable income, flow, investment, net worth, saving, stock, wealth effect