A Collection of Surveys On Savings And Wealth Accumulation (Paperback - 2016)

About the Book
In this collection of critical surveys the reader is provided with a range of up-to-date work from some of the leading scholars in the area, writing on private and public sector aspects of savings and wealth accumulation.

• A survey of savings and wealth accumulation which are important dimensions of research and policy debates
• Discusses the measurement of genuine savings and sustainability, the estimation of wealth inequality, and recent developments in consumer credit and defaults
• Evaluates the impact of student loans on financial well-being, people's retirement decisions, and the impact of pension reform
• Considers the distribution of wealth across generations and the importance of accurately measuring government debt, the rise of sovereign wealth funds and Islamic banking and finance