Based on the German Socio-economic Panel (SOEP), we show that household consumption drops and saving rises … significantly within four years after a child moves out of a household. Per capita consumption of parents is approximately leveled … calibrated life-cycle models assuming a smoothing of per capita consumption for parents with children in the household …

The Panel on Household Finances (PHF) is a new panel survey on household finances and wealth in Germany conducted by … the Deutsche Bundesbank. It covers the balance sheets, pension claims, savings, incomes and work histories of households … self-contained and comprehensive survey on household finances in Germany, the PHF is part of the Household Finance and …

The Panel on Household Finances (PHF) is a new panel survey on household finances and wealth in Germany conducted by … the Deutsche Bundesbank. It covers the balance sheets, pension claims, savings, incomes and work histories of households … self-contained and comprehensive survey on household finances in Germany, the PHF is part of the Household Finance and …

Since 2002 the German government seeks to stimulate private retirement savings by means of special allowances and tax …. -- Household saving ; Saving incentives ; Retirement ; Riester scheme ; Coarsened exact matching …

Since 2002 the German government seeks to stimulate private retirement savings by means of special allowances and tax …. -- Household saving ; saving incentives ; retirement ; Riester scheme ; coarsened exact matching …

decades. Voluntary savings for retirement will therefore gain more and more relevance in order to maintain one’s standard of … living during retirement. This article examines the savings behavior for retirement on an individual level in Germany. As a … well as the disposable household income. Furthermore migrants and individuals living in the Eastern part of Germany turn …

Cognitive Reflection Test. Our analysis of a rich sample of household data also provides evidence that a higher level of …

Since 2002 the German government seeks to stimulate private retirement savings by means of special allowances and tax …

concentration of household savings in Germany by estimating saving amounts, saving rates and shares in aggregate savings for … apparent. Over the years 2003 till 2013 we find an increase of the concentration of household savings across the income and … rates as input parameters for a macro simulation of the distribution of household incomes and savings we find that the …