Household Saving Behavior on Formal Financial Institutions in Urban and Rural Areas

Urban and Rural Household Saving in China

Household saving behavior in China during the past thirty years is studied by using econometric models. The urban sector and the rural sector are investigated separately: the time-varying-parameter technique is applied to urban time-series data, and panel data are used for estimation of the rural sector. The estimated results of the models are robust and in line with those of similar studies of...

Social Analysis of Household Energy Consumption in Rural Areas: Case of Rural Areas in Sari Province

Today, how to use home energy is one of the most important fundamental challenges of modern societies, which raises the need for efficient use of energy. The purpose of this study is to investigate the social factors affecting household energy consumption in rural areas of Sari city in Mazandaran province. The method of this research was survey and data were collected using a questionnaire. ....

Raising household saving: does financial education work?

This article highlights the prevalence and economic outcomes of financial illiteracy among American households, and reviews previous research that examines how improving financial literacy affects household saving. Analysis of the research literature suggests that previous financial literacy efforts have yielded mixed results. Evidence suggests that interventions provided for employees in the w...

Models of Rural Financial Institutions

Group-based financial institutions for the rural poor in Bangladesh: an institutional- and household-level analysis.

Group-based financial institutions for the rural poor in Bangladesh : an institutional-and household-level analysis / Manfred Zeller. .. [et al.]. p. Contents Tables v Figure and Box vi Foreword vii Acknowledgments ix Summary xi 1. Introduction 1