Sparquote zu. Außerdem beeinflußt die Art der sozialen Sicherung die Höhe der Sparquote. Selbständigen-Haushalte sparen einen … Abschluß von Lebensversicherungen treffen. (Nichtbeamtete) Arbeitnehmer dagegen sparen einen Teil ihres Einkommens nicht …In recent years the aggregate savings ratio in Germany has declined. The basic causes are, above all, the rise in …

crisis. The paper recommends obligatory priv ate savings at a variable rate where the time path of the savings rate is chosen …

I examine the impact of happiness on consumption and savings behavior using data from the DNB Household Survey from the …

How can retirement savings be increased? We explore a unique policy change in the context of the German pension system … these letters on the behavior of individuals. We find an increase in tax-deductible private retirement savings and provide … evidence that this is not due to a crowding-out of other forms of savings. We also show that labor earnings, i.e. the most …