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In the early 1950s Modigliani, with Brumberg and Ando, formulated the life-cycletheory of consumption and savings that enjoyed a huge and undisputed success. But, since the early 1980s, the life-cycle theory has increasingly come under attack. One reason is the existence of an important...
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In the early 1950s Modigliani, with Brumberg and Ando, formulated the life-cycletheory of consumption and savings that enjoyed a huge and undisputed success. But, since the early 1980s, the life-cycle theory has increasingly come under attack. One reason is the existence of an important...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752552
. The macroeconomic data indicate that households' saving has dropped significantly, although Italy continues to rank above … most other countries in terms of saving. We then examine with microeconomic data four indicators of household financial … pension system, the fall in saving is a concern, particularly for individuals who entered the labor market after the 1995 …
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regime, severance pay was proportional to the final salary before retirement; under the new regime it is proportional to …
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individual and aggregate saving, fiscal policy and social security, focusing on the most important contributions of Modigliani on …
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. The macroeconomic data indicate that households saving has dropped significantly, although Italy continues to rank above … most other countries in terms of saving. We then examine with microeconomic data four indicators of household financial … pension system, the fall in saving is a concern, particularly for individuals who entered the labor market after the 1995 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010986366
The theoretical literature suggests that taxation can have a large impact on household portfolio selection and allocation. In this paper we consider the tax treatment of life insurance, considering the cancellation of tax incentives in Italian life insurance contracts for investors with high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005839177
The theoretical literature suggests that taxation can have a large impact on household portfolio selection and allocation. In this Paper we consider the tax treatment of life insurance, considering the cancellation of tax incentives in Italian life insurance contracts for investors with high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136504
The Paper reviews the literature on these tax incentives, with special focus on long-term saving, housing, and … household liabilities. The Paper addresses several areas of policy intervention: (1) the interest rate effect on personal saving …; (2) the effect of tax incentives on long-term mandatory saving programmes; (3) government programmes that target saving …
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We estimate the effect of pension reforms on households' expectations of retirement outcomes and private wealth … expectations of the age at which workers expect to retire and of the ratio of pension benefits to pre-retirement income between …
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