Ageing, Longevity and Savings: The Case of Morocco

In this paper we investigate empirically the relationship between population agings begins in Morocco and private savings. To do this, we use an overlapping generations model (OLG) using annual data from 1980 to 2010. Econometric estimates show that if the increase in the dependency ratio negatively...

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Main Author: Ghizlan Loumrhari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EconJournals 2014-06-01
Series:International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ijefi/issue/31962/352004?publisher=http-www-cag-edu-tr-ilhan-ozturk
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description In this paper we investigate empirically the relationship between population agings begins in Morocco and private savings. To do this, we use an overlapping generations model (OLG) using annual data from 1980 to 2010. Econometric estimates show that if the increase in the dependency ratio negatively affects the growth rate of savings, as predicted by the lifecycle theory, longevity to the contrary tends to stimulate the same savings. However, it seems that the first effect outweighs the second. Economic policies to promote private savings and incentives for households to have more children are needed to meet the challenge of severe aging population which will face Morocco in the coming decades.
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spelling doaj.art-c3765c0eb47348efa09cd0a478ad1b602023-02-15T16:07:36ZengEconJournalsInternational Journal of Economics and Financial Issues2146-41382014-06-01423443521032Ageing, Longevity and Savings: The Case of MoroccoGhizlan LoumrhariIn this paper we investigate empirically the relationship between population agings begins in Morocco and private savings. To do this, we use an overlapping generations model (OLG) using annual data from 1980 to 2010. Econometric estimates show that if the increase in the dependency ratio negatively affects the growth rate of savings, as predicted by the lifecycle theory, longevity to the contrary tends to stimulate the same savings. However, it seems that the first effect outweighs the second. Economic policies to promote private savings and incentives for households to have more children are needed to meet the challenge of severe aging population which will face Morocco in the coming decades.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ijefi/issue/31962/352004?publisher=http-www-cag-edu-tr-ilhan-ozturkpopulation aging private saving olg model
spellingShingle Ghizlan Loumrhari
Ageing, Longevity and Savings: The Case of Morocco
International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues
population aging
private saving
olg model
title Ageing, Longevity and Savings: The Case of Morocco
title_full Ageing, Longevity and Savings: The Case of Morocco
title_fullStr Ageing, Longevity and Savings: The Case of Morocco
title_full_unstemmed Ageing, Longevity and Savings: The Case of Morocco
title_short Ageing, Longevity and Savings: The Case of Morocco
title_sort ageing longevity and savings the case of morocco
topic population aging
private saving
olg model
url https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ijefi/issue/31962/352004?publisher=http-www-cag-edu-tr-ilhan-ozturk
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