U.S. Demographics and Saving: Predictions of Three Saving Models

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Alan J. Auerbach

University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute for Economic Research)

Jinyong Cai

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Laurence J. Kotlikoff

Boston University - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy

Date Written: July 1990

Abstract

This paper compares the predictions of three different saving models with respect to the impact of projected U.S. demographic change on future U.S. saving rates. The three models are the life cycle model, the infinite horizon altruism model, and a reduced form econometric model. The findings for the different models indicate a great range of possible paths of future U.S. saving. However, the three models concur in predicting a peak in the U.S. national saving rate in the near future (within 15 years), followed by a significant decline in the saving rate thereafter. In fact, the findings suggest the strong possibility of negative U.S. saving rates beginning after 2030.

Suggested Citation

Auerbach, Alan Jeffrey and Cai, Jinyong and Kotlikoff, Laurence J., U.S. Demographics and Saving: Predictions of Three Saving Models (July 1990). NBER Working Paper No. w3404, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1818780

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