The analysis of saving behavior :the case of rural households in the Philippines

Abstract

This study therefore, attempts to examine the saving behaviour of Filipino rural households. Household data gathered by the Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) of the Philippines during the last quarter of 1987 in selected rural province^ of the Philippines has been analyzed. The Specific objectives of the study are a£ follows: 1) to verify the capacity of rural households in the Philippines to save; 2) to determine the factors that influence saving behaviour; 3) to examine the forms in which savings are held and identify the factors that influence financial savings.