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Saving, Consumption, and Wealth
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Saving, Consumption, and
Wealth
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National Wealth
Sum of wealth of all households, firms and the government
Accumulation of past saving Stock variable
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Saving
A flow variable Current income minus current spending
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National Saving
Private savingSpvt = Y + NFP + TR + INT - T - C
where GNP = Y + NPF
Government savingSgvt = T - TR - G - INT
also called government surplus
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Total Saving
S = Spvt + Sgvt
S = Y+NFP+TR+INT-T-C+T-TR-INT-G
S = Y + NFP - C - Gtotal income - total spending for current needs
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Developing Uses of Saving Identity S = Y + NFP - C - G
substituting in Y = C + I + G + (X - M)
yields S = C + I + G + (X - M) + NFP - C - G
S = I + (X - M + NFP) = I + current account
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A short digression: the current account Current account is roughly the trade balance Current account is equal to the amount of
lending we do abroad If we export to other countries, we can use
that currency to lend abroad More details in a future lesson
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Uses of Saving Identity
S = I + current account = I + int’l lending
Spvt + Sgvt = I + int’l lending
Spvt = I + int’l lending - Sgvt
Spvt = I + int’l lending + budget deficit
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Figure 2.1 The uses-of-saving identity in the United States, 1980–1996
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Sources of Investment Funds
Spvt = I + int’l lending + budget deficit
I = Spvt + int’l borrowing + budget surplus
I = Spvt + trade deficit + budget surplus
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Trade Deficit: Good or Bad?
US had a trade deficit for most years between 1982 and 1992
This allows us to consume more than we produce
This allows us to invest more than we save However, it is not wise to borrow from
abroad for consumption goods
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Private SavingPrivate Saving
Taxes
Consumption Saving
Disposable Income
Income
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Consumption and SavingConsumption and Saving
Only one decision is made by the household If consumption rises, saving must fall
– Only exception is a rise in disposable income If saving rises, consumption must fall
– Only exception is a rise in disposable income
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Determinants of consumptionDeterminants of consumption
Income– Increase in income increases both consumption
and saving– Keynesian consumption function
C = f(Y) = c0 + cY*Y
cY is called the marginal propensity to consume (MPC)
– What additional consumption is generated by an additional dollar of income?
– Its value is between 0 and 1
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Determinants of consumptionDeterminants of consumption
Expected Future Income– Also called consumer confidence or consumer
sentiment– If you expect a raise next month
consume more today save less today
– If you expect to be unemployed next month consume less today save more today
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Determinants of consumptionDeterminants of consumption
Wealth– Increases in wealth raise current consumption– Increases in wealth lower current saving
Distinguish wealth from income Stock market movements provide large
changes in wealth
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Example of wealth effectExample of wealth effect
1996
Labor income = $30,000
1998
Labor income = $30,000
1997
Labor income = $30,000
LOTTERY!! = $1 million
Income=$30,000 Income=$1,030,000 Income=$30,000Wealth=$0 Wealth=$1000 Wealth=$801,000
C=$29,000 C=$230,000 C=$100,000S=$1,000 S=$800,000 S= -$70,000
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Determinants of consumptionDeterminants of consumption
Expected real interest rate– Two opposing effects
Greater reward for saving– Save more
Don’t need as much saving to reach a target amount of wealth in the future
– Save less
– Empirical studies Increases in real interest rates lead to small increases
in saving, small decreases in consumption
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Determinants of consumptionDeterminants of consumption
Taxes on interest earned on savings– If tax rate rises
Real after tax interest rate declines Savings declines
– Empirical evidence IRA accounts Increases in certain types of savings vehicles
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Determinants of consumptionDeterminants of consumption
Government purchases– Increase in G financed by taxation
Disposable income falls Consumption falls Private saving falls
– Increase in G financed by borrowing Higher future taxes (lower future income) Consumption falls Private saving rises
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Effect of government spending (financed by bonds) on national savingEffect of government spending (financed by bonds) on national saving
S = Spvt + Sgvt = Y + NFP - C - G
Private saving rises (as expected future income falls)
Government saving falls Increase in private saving is less than fall in
government saving Equivalently, decrease in consumption is less
than rise in government spending
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Effect of government spending (financed by bonds) on national savingEffect of government spending (financed by bonds) on national saving
S = Spvt + Sgvt = Y + NFP - C - G
If G rises, total saving falls
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Determinants of ConsumptionDeterminants of Consumption
Taxes– A tax cut raises disposable income today
Consumption increases, saving increases
– Future expected taxes are higher Consumption decreases, saving increases
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Ricardian EquivalenceRicardian Equivalence
S = Spvt + Sgvt = Y + NFP - C - G– If two effects offset each other and C doesn’t
rise, then national saving is unchanged
Called Ricardian Equivalence
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Problems with Ricardian EquivalenceProblems with Ricardian Equivalence Future and current taxes may not be equal
(uncertainty) Credit constraints May avoid the future taxes Current tax cut and future tax increase may
not be imposed on the same people How forward looking are consumers?
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Effect of taxes on national savingEffect of taxes on national saving
S = Spvt + Sgvt = Y + NFP - C - G
If taxes are cut, Consumption rises National saving falls
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Life-cycle model of consumptionLife-cycle model of consumption
Enriches our understanding of consumption behavior
Looks at consumption and saving as lifetime decisions
Allows us to compare consumption in countries with different demographic patterns
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Dissaving
Dissaving
Saving
Life Cycle ModelLife Cycle Model
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age18 65 85
Income
Consumption
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Implications of the life-cycle modelImplications of the life-cycle model People at different ages will have different
marginal propensities to consume and save National demographics matter for national
saving– Baby boom just turned 50; we expect to see an
increase in saving in the near future– The Japanese have long life expectancies, long
retirements, and fast growing income. These factors help explain high saving in Japan (Hayashi)