Financial Decisions under the Shadow of Terrorism

We investigate, using the 2002 US Health and Retirement Study, individuals' insecurity and expectations about terrorism, and their effects on household financial decisions. We find that those without any military experience, the less educated, the more religious and females worry a lot about their safety. In addition, fear of terrorism discourages households from investing in stocks and owning a business, while it makes them more likely to buy term life insurance

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Year of publication:	[2013]
Authors:	Christelis, Dimitris
Other Persons:	Georgarakos, Dimitris (contributor)
Publisher:	[2013]: [S.l.] : SSRN

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (34 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments April 4, 2013 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.1317086 [DOI]
Classification:	D12 - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis ; D14 - Personal Finance ; D74 - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances ; D84 - Expectations; Speculations ; G11 - Portfolio Choice
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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