We quantify the commute time savings associated with work from home, drawing on data for 27 countries. The average … daily time savings when working from home is 72 minutes in our sample. We estimate that work from home saved about two hours …. Workers allocate 40 percent of their time savings to their jobs and about 11 percent to caregiving activities. People living …

changes in household savings are negatively related to exogenous income shocks, with this relationship strongest for low … wealth households. Only models of consumption which include precautionary savings motives can explain why poorer households … both reduce their consumption and increase their savings in response to an exogenous decline in income. …

, savings, length of stay in the U.S., and citizenship status affect the probability of homeownership before the recession and …

This paper analyzes the relationship between individuals' locus of control and their savings behavior, i.e. wealth … accumulation, savings rates, and portfolio choices. Locus of control is a psychological concept that captures individuals' beliefs …-of-control gap in savings rates is largest among rich households, the gap in wealth accumulation is particularly large for poor …

Partnering with a savings product provider in Kenya, we tested the extent to which behavioral interventions and … participants were asked to keep track of their weekly deposits (3) a match of weekly savings: The match was either 10% or 20% up to …