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Article detail · 2003

Determinants of private savings behaviour in Turkey

Journal

Applied Economics

ISSN 0003-6846

YÖKSİS OpenAlex Open access · green SJR Q2 JCR Q4 Citations 139 Top 10% Percentile 91.3% FWCI 1.79
Year
2003
Type
article

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Abstract

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This study investigates the effects on private saving rates of a number of policy and non-policy variables. The analysis covers the period 1968–1994. The empirical private saving model for Turkey is estimated. The findings support the hypothesis that private saving rates have strong inertia. The evidence indicates that government saving does not tend to crowd out private savings and the Ricardian equivalence does not hold strictly. Income level has a positive impact on private saving rate, and growth rate of income is not statistically significant. From a policy point of view, financial depth and development measures in Turkey suggest that countries with deeper financial systems tend to have higher private saving rates. Private credit and real interest rates try to capture the severity of the borrowing constraints and the degree of financial repression for Turkey. Moreover, the negative impact of life expectancy rate lends support to the life-cycle hypothesis. The precautionary motive for saving is supported by the findings that inflation captures the degree of macroeconomic volatility and has a positive impact on private saving in Turkey.

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Authors

  1. Kıvılcım Metin Özcan
  2. Aslı Günay
  3. SEDA ERTAÇ GÜLER KOÇ ÜNİVERSİTESİ