hold diversified portfolios of financial assets. The analysis is based on household survey data from the German …

This paper explores the relationship between risk attitude and asset diversification in household portfolios. We first … theory is compatible with observed diversification patterns. Based on the German Socioeconomic Panel which provides unique … socioeconomic characteristics, the propensity for taking investment risk is an important predictor of a household's diversification …

economic theory, wealth changes attributed to a dramatic event should not have a different effect than other wealth changes …

We show that household heads with a strong internal economic locus of control are more likely to hold equity and hold a …

This paper explores the relationship between risk attitude and asset diversification in household portfolios. We first … theory is compatible with observed diversification patterns. Based on the German Socioeconomic Panel which provides unique … socioeconomic characteristics, the propensity for taking investment risk is an important predictor of a household's diversification …

This paper explores the importance of the household's financial position for an individual's level of well … household's monetary financial position on overall life satisfaction and financial well-being, with the latter being measured by … indicate that the household's level of net wealth, assets and debt are important determinants of overall life satisfaction and …

pension contributions and expected standard of living in retirement, using microdata from the German Panel on Household … sharing. The empirical results suggest that household bargaining is significantly correlated with individual retirement … household resources amongst each other in retirement. Finally, our data indicate that intracouple information sharing and …