Policy uncertainty and household savings
Using German microdata and a quasi-natural experiment, we provide evidence on how households respond to an increase in uncertainty. We find that household saving increases significantly following the increase in political uncertainty observed in the run-up to the 1998 German general election. We als...
Autori principali: | Giavazzi, F, McMahon, M |
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Natura: | Journal article |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press
2012
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