Trends and prospects of population's saving behavior

Population's savings are one of the financing sources of a country's economy; besides, they guarantee the security of a family. Financial well-being of a family and people's confidence in their future depend on how rationally and actively households dispose of available funds. The article presents the results of the monitoring study of saving behavior, carried out in the Vologda Oblast. The main attention is focused on identifying the characteristics of Vologda citizens' saving practices n the post-crisis period.