Research Article

Social Security Membership and Saving: The Turkish Case

Volume: 28 Number: 43 January 25, 2020
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Social Security Membership and Saving: The Turkish Case

Abstract

This study analyses the micro-foundations of the saving behaviour in Turkey, looking for a humpback profile in saving rates. Household Expenditure Surveys are used to construct a pseudo-panel of the saving rate. Then, an age-cohort-period decomposition is undertaken to isolate the age-dependent behaviour of the saving rate in Turkey. The analysis is repeated for sub-samples based on social security status. Further investigation is carried out with truncated regression. Existence of a humpback profile is confirmed, but no systematic link between social security membership and the humpback profile is identified.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

January 25, 2020

Submission Date

October 12, 2018

Acceptance Date

January 20, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 28 Number: 43

APA
Değer, Ç., & Erer, E. (2020). Social Security Membership and Saving: The Turkish Case. Sosyoekonomi, 28(43), 257-275. https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2020.01.15
AMA
1.Değer Ç, Erer E. Social Security Membership and Saving: The Turkish Case. Sosyoekonomi. 2020;28(43):257-275. doi:10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2020.01.15
Chicago
Değer, Çağaçan, and Elif Erer. 2020. “Social Security Membership and Saving: The Turkish Case”. Sosyoekonomi 28 (43): 257-75. https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2020.01.15.
EndNote
Değer Ç, Erer E (January 1, 2020) Social Security Membership and Saving: The Turkish Case. Sosyoekonomi 28 43 257–275.
IEEE
[1]Ç. Değer and E. Erer, “Social Security Membership and Saving: The Turkish Case”, Sosyoekonomi, vol. 28, no. 43, pp. 257–275, Jan. 2020, doi: 10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2020.01.15.
ISNAD
Değer, Çağaçan - Erer, Elif. “Social Security Membership and Saving: The Turkish Case”. Sosyoekonomi 28/43 (January 1, 2020): 257-275. https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2020.01.15.
JAMA
1.Değer Ç, Erer E. Social Security Membership and Saving: The Turkish Case. Sosyoekonomi. 2020;28:257–275.
MLA
Değer, Çağaçan, and Elif Erer. “Social Security Membership and Saving: The Turkish Case”. Sosyoekonomi, vol. 28, no. 43, Jan. 2020, pp. 257-75, doi:10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2020.01.15.
Vancouver
1.Çağaçan Değer, Elif Erer. Social Security Membership and Saving: The Turkish Case. Sosyoekonomi. 2020 Jan. 1;28(43):257-75. doi:10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2020.01.15