social programs, savings and the labor supplies of all adult household members. The optimal policy mix focuses mainly on … and savings decisions of singles and married couples. Partial insurance against wage and employment shocks is provided by … Social Assistance, which provides a permanent universal household income floor, with a minor role for temporary earnings …

study household savings and expenditure adjustment from an unexpected, large-scale and rapidly evolving political shock that … uncertainty resulted in significant temporary increases in savings among urban households in China. Households responded mainly by … empirical studies of precautionary savings such as self-selection and life-cycle effects. …

UDLs for longer time accumulate more savings. This effect holds for both financial and total wealth and is stronger at … financial literacy, contributing to uncover the mechanisms through which the risk of divorce may affect savings. Our results are …

household savings, which are primarily financed through increased paternal labor supply. This is the first paper that highlights … this alternative motive for savings in dowry-paying societies. However, we find no impacts of dowry expectations on son …

We explore the link between child gender and household financial decisions within a cultural environment that strongly … favours having a son. Using data from the China Household Finance Survey (CHFS), we find that the presence of a daughter is … marriage market thanks to the relative under-supply of unmarried women, have lower incentives to raise their female heirs …

. First, it argues that consumption should be defined as expenditure on household production as well as on market goods, that … life cycle consumption behaviour are resolved. Secondly, we stress the importance of the heterogeneity of household …

effect of income tax and transfers on labor supply incentives. Additionally, the model recognizes the demand side driven …

of the tax and transfer system on work incentives. The structural parameter estimates are used to evaluate the effects of …

through 2001, we analyse the impact of wealth, savings, and debt position on job exit rates. We find evidence for a positive …