Housing markets in the United States and Japan

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Public policies and household saving

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The declining U.S. national saving rate has prompted economists and policymakers to ask, should the federal government encourage saving, and if so, through which policies? In order to better unders...

International comparisons of household saving

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Governments and corporations may chip in, but around the world household saving is the biggest factor in national saving. To better understand why saving rates differ from country to country, this...

Fiscal institutions and fiscal performance

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Fiscal Institutions and Fiscal Performance probes the role that budgetary institutions play in explaining the size of a country's financial deficit and, within that framework, explores the range of...

Fiscal Reform in Colombia: Problems and Prospects

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Global Warming: Economic Policy Responses

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Tax Policy and the Economy

By James M. Poterba

Tax Policy and the Economy

By James M. Poterba

Tax Policy and the Economy

By James M. Poterba

Tax Policy and the Economy

By James M. Poterba