This paper analyses the relationship between lottery tickets and common stocks using cross sectional household data for the U.K. and Germany. In contrast to a previous empirical finding that predicts a complementary effect and nonexpected utility models that predict a substitutional effect, we...

People often disregard the need for individual savings for old-age although a decreasing rate of birth and an increasing life expectancy make it necessary to save additional money for retirement by using private or occupational pensions. Due to a lack of financial literacy and a variety of...