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Measures of Savings as Indicators of Economic Growth

By William E. Cullison
Working Papers
November 1990, No. 90-9

This paper contends that National Income Accounts (NIA) saving rates have been sending out misleading signals about the U.S. economy in the 1980s.  The individuals' saving rate from the flow-of-funds accounts (FFA) is shown to be a much better indicator of resources available for future economic growth.

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