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Relative to their counterparts in high-income regions, entrepreneurs in developing countries face less efficient financial markets, more volatile macroeconomic conditions, and higher entry costs. This paper develops a dynamic empirical model that links these features of the business environment...
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-constrained previously decreased their savings more (or increased their savings less) relative to unconstrained firms. However, this firm …-level effect did not lead to a decrease in aggregate corporate savings as conjectured by the theory. Our sector level regressions … show that corporate savings increased after financial reforms, and more so for sectors more dependent on external finance …
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had a persistent 2-3 year impact on the flow of deposits and stock of savings, and increased the present value of branch …
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, consumption, and savings. We find that winning a modest prize ($15,000 per year for twenty years) does not affect labor supply or … earnings substantially. Winning such a prize does not considerably reduce savings. Winning a much larger prize ($80,000 rather … approximately the same amount. Winning $80,000 increases overall savings, although savings in retirement accounts are not …
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The marginal propensity to consume out of wealth is important for evaluating the effects of taxation on consumption, assessing the possibility of multiple equilibria due to aggregate demand spillovers, and explaining observed variations in consumption. It is also a component of the interest...
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This paper is a theoretical analysis of individual and societal demands for life saving. We begin by demonstrating that the allocation of health expenditures to maximize lives saved may be inconsistent with the willingness-to-pay criterion and consumer sovereignty. We further investigate the...
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from randomized-controlled trials with 124,000 savings account holders at five UK depositories. Treated consumers received … dominated their current savings product. Motivated by work on search frictions, switching costs, and inattention, our …
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savings. Households across the income distribution all cut spending from March to early April. Since mid April, spending has …
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"temptation" spending unaffected or reduced. However, we found that promotion of savings lockboxes in a largely autarkic society …
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This paper uses a quasi natural experiment to explore how financial education changes savings, investment, and consumer …
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