From 1995 to 2005, the average urban household saving rate in China rose by 7 percentage points, to ¼ of disposable … income. We use household-level data to explain the postponing of consumption despite rapid income growth. Tracing cohorts … demographic groups, although the age-profile of savings has an unusual U-shaped pattern, with saving rates being the highest among …

INNOVATION AND LIBERALIZATION ON HOME EQUITY WITHDRAWAL ( HEW) AND SAVING -- IV. TRENDS IN HEWAND HOUSEHOLD SAVING ACROSS … COUNTRIES -- V. HOW DOES HEW AFFECT HOUSEHOLD SAVING? -- VI. ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS -- VII. RECENT EXPERIENCE OF HEW IN AUSTRALIA …

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. WHO SAVES IN IRELAND? -- III. ARE HOUSEHOLD SAVINGS AFFECTED BY CAPITAL … GAINS IN HOUSING? -- IV. THE SPECIAL SAVINGS INCENTIVE ACCOUNTS -- V. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- APPENDIX I -- APPENDIX II …

The paper looks into the puzzle of low household savings in three Southern European (SE3) countries - Cyprus, Greece … household savings in SE3 countries. Quantile regressions employed to analyze saving behavior across the distribution of … households suggest that targeted rather than universal policy intervention could improve household savings, especially of the …

Intro -- Contents -- I. Introduction -- II. Household Data on Wealth and Consumption -- III. Capital Markets in Europe … and Household Portfolios -- IV. The Life-Cycle Model of Consumption -- V. The Basic Model -- VI. Empirical Results -- VII …

Intro -- Contents -- I. Introduction -- II. Habit Formation in Household Portfolios -- III. The Model: Multiperiod …

lower short-term benefits payouts are related to a higher share of equities and lower real estate holdings. Legal form … increased risk aversion and thus to a lower engagement of institutional investors in equities. …

This paper focuses on asset allocation decisions of life insurance companies in emerging markets. Mature market … markets play an important role in asset allocation decisions of insurers. Insurance companies are increasingly adopting asset …