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| Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel is gerente de investigation, Central Bank of Chile, Santiago. Luis Servn is senior economist in the Macroecomonics and Growth Division of the World Bank's Policy Research Department. |
| Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data |
Schmidt-Hebbel, Klaus.
Saving across the world: puzzles and policies / Klaus Schmidt
Hebbel, Luis Serven.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-8213-3852-8
1. Saving and investmentCase studies. 2. Consumption
(Economics)Case studies. 3. Fiscal policyCase studies.
I. Serven, Luis. II. Title.
HC79.S3S353 1997
339.4'3dc21 96-37903
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