a buffer-stock savings model and show that rising income uncertainty and pension reforms lead younger and older … household savings rate and the U-shaped age-profile of savings. -- China ; household savings ; income uncertainty ; pension … reforms ; buffer-stock savings …

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. …

"traditional" registered pension plan or RPP, a "flexible" group registered retirement savings plan or group RRSP, and a "hybrid …

verify this result for recent immigrants to Canada for whom a strong network is captured by the presence of a 'close tie …

We study the short-term trajectories of employment, hours worked, and real wages of immigrants in Canada and the U … average immigrant men in Canada do not experience any relative growth in these three outcomes compared to men born in Canada … growth in employment and wages in the U.S. than in Canada. We further compare longitudinal and cross-sectional trajectories …

were interviewed to assess their knowledge about pensions and financial issues and about their own savings and personal …

age for women born after 1951 in Germany, we show evidence of a reduction in private savings rate and an increase in …