We provide new empirical evidence on non- linear liquidity management in Dutch firms. Our results reveal that liquidity adjustment from below the target is significantly faster than from above. We find no evidence for bands of inaction around the target.

The Netherlands is ageing. The proportion of Dutch citizens aged 65 or older, expressed as a percentage of all Dutch residents in the 20-65 age bracket - the so-termed grey burden - currently stands at about 22. Expectations are that this number will at least double in the next few decades. This...

In this paper we investigate pension preferences and the effect of individual freedom of choice on risk taking in the context of pension arrangements based on a representative survey of about 1000 Dutch citizens. The attitude towards pension schemes and portfolio choices is explained by...