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This study investigates the hypothesis that shifts in women’s relative income, which affects their bargaining power in the household, have discernible effects on household saving, and by extension on aggregate saving due to differing saving propensities by gender. An analytical framework for pooled and non-pooled savings households is developed to examine why women and men’s saving propensities may differ and how a change in women’s wage earnings relative to men’s influences household savings which constitutes a significant component of gross domestic saving. An empirical analysis is conducted using panel data for a set of 20 semi-industrialized economies, covering the period. | Women Business and the Law BSIFC 2012 Removing barriers to economic inclusion Measuring gender parity in 141 economies 2011 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development The World Bank 1818 H Street NW Washington DC 20433 Telephone 202-473-1000 Internet All rights reserved. A copublication of The World Bank and the International Finance Corporation. This volume is a product of the staff of the World Bank Group. The findings interpretations and conclusions expressed in this volume do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. This publication was made possible with the funding from the Nordic Trust Fund for Human Rights. The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of any of the Nordic Trust Fund for Human Rights donors. Rights and Permissions The material in this publication is copyrighted. Copying and or transmitting portions or all of this work without permission may be a violation of applicable law. The World Bank encourages dissemination of its work and will normally grant permission to reproduce portions of the work promptly. For permission to photocopy or reprint any part of this work please send a request with complete information to the Copyright Clearance Center Inc. 222 Rosewood Drive Danvers MA 01923 USA telephone 978-750-8400 fax 978-750-4470 Internet All other queries on rights and licenses including subsidiary rights should be addressed to the Office of the Publisher The World Bank 1818 H Street NW Washington DC 20433 USA fax 202-522-2422 e-mail pubrights@ Women Business and the Law THE WORLD BANK Removing barriers to economic inclusion 2012 Measuring gender parity in 141 .