couples and their level of wealth and financial stress using TILDA data for Ireland. We find that joint financial literacy is …Financial literacy is higher for men than for women and high financial literacy has been linked to higher wealth and … better retirement planning. However, relatively little is known about the decision making process for retirement savings …

financial literacy is an important determinant of financial protection in the older pre-retirement population in Ireland. Using … with higher total household wealth, lower financial stress and higher expected retirement income. We find little evidence … assume responsibility for a greater share of their future retirement saving and health and long-term care costs. Financial …

increase individuals' financial literacy and that the relationship between financial literacy and wealth is largely …

We conduct a randomized controlled trial to understand how a web-based retirement saving calculator affects workers …' retirement-savings decisions. In both conditions, the calculator projects workers' retirement income goal. In the treatment … condition, it also projects retirement income based on defined-contribution savings, prominently displays the gap between …

Defaults have been shown to have a powerful effect on retirement saving behavior yet there is limited research on who … data on employer-sponsored retirement accounts linked to survey data, we estimate the relationship between retirement …

with respect to wealth holdings and financial decisions. Immigrant household heads hold less net wealth than native, but … only above the median of the wealth distribution, with housing as the main driver. Immigrant status reduces the likelihood … worsened the condition of immigrants in terms of wealth holdings, home ownership, and financial fragility. …

increase individuals' financial literacy and that the relationship between financial literacy and wealth is largely …

-employed people at older ages in Ireland results from lower retirement rates among the self-employed and not from transitions from …A feature of employment at older ages that has been observed in many countries, including Ireland, is the higher share … labour market career may reflect lower rates of retirement among the self-employed compared to employees, as well as …

UDLs for longer time accumulate more savings. This effect holds for both financial and total wealth and is stronger at … higher quantiles of the wealth distribution. Longer exposure to UDLs also increases female labour market participation and …