In most countries, men have more life insurance than women, and are more likely to be members of employer pension plans. However, little is known about savings behaviour within households, for example, the name under which assets are held. Private savings could counterbalance or exacerbate...

It is well known that, in most countries, men have more life insurance than do women, and are more likely to be members of private pension plans. However much less is known about men’s and women’s personal asset holdings. Do private savings counterbalance the inequality in pension access? Or...