Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ekaterina V. Galishnikova Author-Email: katerinavg87@mail.ru Author-Workplace-Name: Financial Research Institute, Moscow, Russia Title: Financial Behavior of the Population: Saving or Spending Abstract: Positive changes in financial behavior of the population are one of the key objectives of launching the state program of financial education of Russia. This objective can be achieved by studying the factors and motives that affect selection of the behavior model: savings, credit, investment or insurance. The article emphasizes the need for organization of education of the Russians in personal budget planning. Classification-JEL: D12, D14 Keywords: financial behavior, financial literacy, savings, investments, financial crisis Journal: Finansovyj žhurnal — Financial Journal Pages: 133-140 Issue: 2 Year: 2012 Month: April File-URL: http://www.nifi.ru/images/FILES/Journal/Archive/2012/2/statii/2012_02_15.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:fru:finjrn:120215:p:133-140