Joanna Chudzian,

(corresponding author)

Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW

Faculty of Economic Sciences Poland   joanna_chudzian@sggw.pl

MOTIVES AND ATTITUDES FOR SAVING AMONG YOUNG GEORGIANS

Paulina Anioła-Mikołajczak,

Poznan University of Life Sciences Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences

Poland aniola@up.poznan.pl

Larisa Pataraia,

Ilia State University Business School Tbilisi, Georgia

larisa_pataraia@iliauni.edu.ge

ABSTRACT. The paper concerns motives and attitudes of young Georgians towards saving. The goal of this work is to point out differences between those who save and those who do not save money in the context of these motives and atti- tudes. Additionally, the relationship between saving and demographical factors, along with life satisfaction, was stud- ied. It was noted that Georgians’ views on saving money of- ten originate from culture and differ from what is observed in Western Europe. The results that are described come from the primary research conducted in Georgia in 2014.

Received: November, 2014

1st Revision: January, 2015

Accepted: March, 2015

DOI:10.14254/2071- 789X.2015/8-1/13

JEL Classification: D12, D14, E21, G02

Keywords: saving, saving behaviour, households, Georgia, test of independence