...Omid Sabbaghi Purpose This study aims to investigate differences in the percentages of females and males that save across different countries and different income groups throughout time. Design/methodology/approach Employing survey data from the Global Findex Database and income...

...Abu N.M. Wahid; Mohammad Salahuddin; Abdullah M. Noman Purpose This paper seeks to contribute to the study of the relationship between savings and investment in a panel of five South Asian countries. Design/methodology/approach A number of unit root tests such as Levin, Lin, and Chu or LLC...

...Apostolos Serletis; Periklis Gogas Purpose To test the Feldstein‐Horioka hypothesis that the investment‐to‐output ratio moves one‐for‐one with the saving‐to‐output ratio, suggesting international capital mobility. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses the econometric framework developed...

...Evangelia Papapetrou Purpose To study the dynamic relationship between saving‐investment in Greece during a period of structural changes with policy regime changes employing different methods of estimation. Design/methodology/approach Different empirical methods are used to estimate the time...

...George Hondroyiannis This paper investigates the long‐ and short‐run determinants of aggregate private savings in Greece employing data over the period 1961‐2000. The long‐run savings function is estimated based on an extended life‐cycle hypothesis taking into account the economic and demographic...

...Roger J. Sandilands Presents a paper written by Lauchlin Currie in January 1991 in which he attempts to demonstrate how lack of precision in the use of terms relating to money and savings can lead to a lack of precision in theories, which in turn leads to errors or misunderstandings in policies...