The Economics of Household Saving.

• Position: Program and Working Group Meetings - National Bureau of Economic Research - Erik Hurst from University of Chicago - James Sullivan from University of Notre Dame - J. Karl Scholz from University of Wisconsin - Brief article - Conference notes

NBER Research Associate Erik Hurst of the University of Chicago and NBER President James Poterba of MIT, who co-direct an NBER project on "The Economics of Household Saving", organized a meeting of that project on April 16, 2010. The following papers were discussed:

* Bruce Meyer, University of Chicago and NBER, and James Sullivan, University of Notre Dame and NBER, "Income and Consumption Volatility over Time"

* Michael D. Hurd, RAND Corporation and NBER, and Susann Rohwedder, RAND Corporation, "Wealth Dynamics and Active Saving at Older Ages: Do They Add Up?"

* Karen Dynan, Brookings Institution, "Wealth Effects and the Changing Economy"

* J. Karl Scholz, University of Wisconsin and NBER, and Ananth Seshadri, University of Wisconsin, "Health and Wealth in a Lifecycle Model"

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