作者：Dynan, KE; Skinner, J; Zeldes, SP
作者单位：Dartmouth College; National Bureau of Economic Research; Columbia University
摘要：The question of whether higher - lifetime income households save a larger fraction of their income was the subject of much debate in the 1950s and 1960s, and while not resolved, it remains central to the evaluation of tax and macroeconomic policies. We resolve this longstanding question using new empirical methods applied to the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, the Survey of Consumer Finances, and the Consumer Expenditure Survey. We find a strong positive relationship between saving rates and l...
