Business, Economics and Jobs
Americans Spend While Others Save
The World
November 28, 2011 · 2:20 PM EST
By
Lisa Mullins
Sale (Photo: Caren Litherland/Flickr)
Caren Litherland
With Cyber Monday upon us, retail sales are up on last year — but is that a good thing? Host Lisa Mullins talks to book author and Princeton professor Sheldon Garon about why much of the rest of the world spends less and saves more.