five sets of constraints that may hinder the adoption and effective usage of savings products and services by the poor …

provides elderly assistance and is a source of savings for long-term investment. The pension systems in SSA, however, are …

order to incentivize pension savings and increase the fairness of the retirement system. Using administrative tax micro …

This paper examines the national savings behaviour in the process of economic growth through a comparative analysis of … considerable differences in the savings behaviour among countries and over time within individual countries, notwithstanding the … 'model saver' image based on the average savings rate. The empirical analysis distinguishes between private and government …

, we first estimate the effect of temperature on household borrowing and savings using Vietnamese longitudinal data that … associated with a 6.3 per cent decrease in household savings and a 1.4 per cent increase in household borrowing. In the case of … household savings, we find that the effects of temperature shocks are more pronounced on informal savings than formal savings …

Capital markets facilitate capital growth by mobilizing savings and converting them into investments, and they are … therefore a stimulant of economic growth. There is evidence that countries with high savings rates tend to grow faster. Although …