01581cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF010521 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 15.00 USD 9781451956863 1020-7635 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Research Dept. IMF Staff papers, Volume 37 No. 1. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1990. 1 online resource (204 pages) IMF Staff Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper examines factors affecting saving, policy tools, and tax reform. The literature on factors affecting saving and capital formation in industrialized countries is reviewed, and measurement problems are examined. The effect on the saving rate of real rates of return, income redistribution, allocation of saving between corporations and individuals, growth of public and private pension plans, tax incentives, the bequest motive, energy prices, and inflation is considered. The limited tools available to policymakers to affect savings are discussed. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Papers; IMF Staff Papers ; No. 1990/001 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/024/1990/001/024.1990.issue-001-en.xml IMF e-Library