Household Saving Propensity and The Analysis of Portfolio Preferences in Turkey

Fatih Hakan Dä°kmen

Fiscaoeconomia, 2021, issue 3

Abstract: Savings have a strategic importance regarding to the economic goals of countries because of being a main source of financing for domestic investments. How households evaluate their savings is a problem with micro foundations as well as the size and depth of financial markets. The aim of this study is to statistically analyze the savings propensities and portfolio preferences of households in Turkey. With this purpose, a cross-tabulation analysis was made by associating household saving behaviors with socioeconomic and demographic variables by using the nationally representative "Household Budget Survey" micro data set, which was conducted by the Turkish Statistical Institute (Turkstat) in 2019. According to the findings obtained from the study, the average propensity to save in Turkey during the period examined was 11.6%. However, only about 40% of households can save. Regarding to the distribution of saving, while real estate stands out as the most preferred savings instrument, it is followed by bank deposits, stock and bond investments. This study showed that education and income levels are the variables that have the most important effects on the savings propensity and distribution of households. Accordingly, as the level of education and income increases, the propensity to save also increases. Furthermore, as income and/or education level increases, the share of the stock and bond investments increases categorically. Finally, the lower saving propensity of household heads under 35 and females within their own categories reveals the need for policy implementing for young adults and females.

Keywords: Saving propensity; distribution of savings; household budget survey; portfolio preferences. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C83 G11 G21 I20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.25295/fsecon.984279

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