Elmendorf, Douglas W.; Sheiner, Louise M. - In: Journal of Economic Perspectives 14 (2000) 3, pp. 57-74
We examine whether the aging of the U.S. population adds force to traditional arguments for boosting national saving and conclude--perhaps surprisingly--that it may not. Aging boosts the demands on future resources, but it also changes the rate of return the U.S. economy can expect from saving....