Focus on People Saving Worldwide
This handout provides instructions on building the map below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments.
From the FRED Blog
The post “Saving for college” discusses how tax-free withdrawals from 529 plans have boosted the use of those saving plans to pay for college.
Quiz Yourself on the Economics of Saving
The FRED graph above shows the US personal saving rate.
Q1. Between 2009 and 2023, when did the personal saving rate peak?
Q2. Between 2009 and 2023, when was the personal saving rate at its lowest?
Read this FRED Blog post to learn more about those data.
The FRED graph above shows the shares of college saving plans and pre-paid plans in 529 saving accounts.
Q1. Between 1996 and 2022, when was the share of college saving plans at its lowest?
Q1. Between 1996 and 2022, when was the share of college saving plans at its highest?
Read this FRED Blog post to learn more about those data.
The FRED graph above shows the value of individual retirement accounts, for both employees and the self-employed, adjusted for consumer price inflation.
Q1. Between 1984 and 2023, when did the value of individual retirement accounts peak?
Q1. By how much did the value of individual retirement accounts increase between 1984 and 1991?
You can share these graphs with your students using this dashboard. To customize this dashboard, just click the “Save to My Account” button at the top of the dashboard.
