Essays about: "Precautionary Saving Hypothesis"

Found 4 essays containing the words Precautionary Saving Hypothesis.

1. 1. Determinants of household savings : An international cross-country analysis to detect the determinants of household savings

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)

   Author : Cajsa Fredriksson; [2020]
   Keywords : Determinants of household savings; household savings; cross-country; social security; participation rate; old-age dependency rate; panel data; OECD;

   Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to look into the determinants of household savings in an international cross-section. The focus is on the effects from social security, old-age dependency, participation rate and change in unemployment, among other variables as an addition to the disequilibrium saving hypotheses, which is the base theory for the savings function. READ MORE

3. 2. Determinants of the Household Savings Rate in Sweden

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Sebastian Dypbukt Källman; Johanna Melinder; [2017]
   Keywords : Structural break; Uncertainty avoidance; Household savings rate; Cointegration; House prices;

   Abstract : The Swedish household savings rate remains on elevated levels despite record high house prices, a buoyant Swedish economy, and aggressive monetary policy by the Swedish Riksbank. Utilizing cointegration techniques, this paper examines the long- and short-run determinants of the Swedish household savings rate during the period Q1:1980-Q3:2016. READ MORE

4. 3. Determinants of the private savingsrate in Sweden

   University essay from KTH/Nationalekonomi

   Author : PAULINA KOSKI; [2016]
   Keywords : Private savings; Life-Cycle; Precautionary Savings; Permanent Income; Ricardian;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the determinants of private savings in Sweden, covering the time period 1914-2014. The steadily increasing fraction of the elderly, as a percentage of the working age population is a demographic development confronted by almost all industrialized countries nowadays. READ MORE

5. 4. Saving Behavior in a Transition Economy: Evidence from Romania

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Larissa Haspel; Sofie Mäler; [2012]
   Keywords : Precautionary Saving Hypothesis; Life Cycle Hypothesis; Saving; Transition economy; Uncertainty;

   Abstract : We investigate the causes of the individual propensity to save in a transition economy. The Life Cycle Hypothesis and the Precautionary Saving Hypothesis are two models explaining individual saving behavior. READ MORE