LEVEL OF FINANCIAL SECURITY AND CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR OF POLISH HOUSEHOLDS Cover Image

POZIOM BEZPIECZEŃSTWA FINANSOWEGO A ZACHOWANIA KONSUMPCYJNE GOSPODARSTW DOMOWYCH W POLSCE
LEVEL OF FINANCIAL SECURITY AND CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR OF POLISH HOUSEHOLDS

Author(s): Agnieszka Kozera, Romana Głowicka-Wołoszyn
Subject(s): Micro-Economics, Behaviorism, Family and social welfare, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: financial security; consumption behavior; households;

Summary/Abstract: Household financial security is an important factor in financial decision making processes that affect the level of personal need satisfaction and thereby the standard of living. The main objective of the paper is the analysis of the relationship between the level of financial security and consumption behavior of Polish households in 2013. The research drew on microdata from Household Budget Survey conducted by Central Statistical Office in 2013. The results showed existence of significant differences in the structure and level of consumption between households of different financial security levels.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 43/3
  • Page Range: 187-197
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish