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 …

like credit, savings, and managerial constraints. Using panel data, this study identifies subgroups that would benefit by … interventions aiming to reduce savings or managerial constraints could be effective when targeting the correct subgroups. …

system in Germany. Therefore, the provision of occupational as well as private pensions has to be enhanced. However, there … econometrically the determinants of occupational pension provision in Germany. It shows that occupational pensions depend not only on … attributes and people's savings motives. -- Occupational Pensions ; Retirement Provision ; Demographic Change ; SMEs …

small- and medium-sized enterprises, I find that precautionary savings motives can aggravate real effects: low … amount. These results point to the amplifying effect of precautionary savings motives in the transmission of credit supply …