seasonality of savings

HOUSEHOLD SAVINGS: PROPENSITY, PRIORITIES AND FACTORS

This paper investigates the factors behind what determine household saving behavior in Ukraine. The purpose of the article is to evaluate the characteristics of household behavior in Ukraine in terms of savings compared to Eastern European countries. The authors proved that households in Ukraine have a high propensity to save, and their rate of savings in the non-crisis periods is comparable to the values of similar indicators for the most developed countries in Europe. Household savings have been negative during the 2013-2016 crises.