Determinants of household saving in Australia
This paper uses a unique survey of consumers to test several separate but inter-related hypotheses of household saving. Unit records from 17,585 Australian households are available, which enables the incorporation of a range of household characteristics that may be important factors for saving behav...
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2002
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| author | Harris, Mark Loundes, J. Webster, E. |
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| description | This paper uses a unique survey of consumers to test several separate but inter-related hypotheses of household saving. Unit records from 17,585 Australian households are available, which enables the incorporation of a range of household characteristics that may be important factors for saving behaviour, but which are not typically available to researchers undertaking macroeconomic analyses. An ordered probit estimation method is used, and the results support the view that current incomes are perhaps the most important determinant of saving. However, it can also be seen that demographics and householders level of economic optimism play a key role. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-818142021-03-16T03:40:54Z Determinants of household saving in Australia Harris, Mark Loundes, J. Webster, E. Social Sciences Economics Business & Economics This paper uses a unique survey of consumers to test several separate but inter-related hypotheses of household saving. Unit records from 17,585 Australian households are available, which enables the incorporation of a range of household characteristics that may be important factors for saving behaviour, but which are not typically available to researchers undertaking macroeconomic analyses. An ordered probit estimation method is used, and the results support the view that current incomes are perhaps the most important determinant of saving. However, it can also be seen that demographics and householders level of economic optimism play a key role. 2002 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81814 10.1111/1475-4932.00024 English ECONOMIC SOC OF AUSTRALIA BROWN PRIOR ANDERSON PTY LTD restricted |
| spellingShingle | Social Sciences Economics Business & Economics Harris, Mark Loundes, J. Webster, E. Determinants of household saving in Australia |
| title | Determinants of household saving in Australia |
| title_full | Determinants of household saving in Australia |
| title_fullStr | Determinants of household saving in Australia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determinants of household saving in Australia |
| title_short | Determinants of household saving in Australia |
| title_sort | determinants of household saving in australia |
| topic | Social Sciences Economics Business & Economics |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81814 |