Household Panel which I complement with geographic and socio-economic data. I show that low- and middle-income households …

the household, their education, occupation, the type of the family and residence. About 399 homogeneous groups were … of the household had a significant influence on the ranks given by the household while residence type had no influence on … the ranks given by the household …

hitherto been boosted by historically high levels of household debt-financing. These events question the validity of … Keynesian relative income hypothesis, which claims that current income, its distribution, household borrowing, and household …

Japan's household saving rate showed great volatility, was often low and even negative, and was high only during the 25-year … trends over time in, Japan's household saving rate via various socioeconomic and policy variables. This seems to suggest that …

better retirement planning. However, relatively little is known about the decision making process for retirement savings … more highly correlated with household wealth, particularly real estate, than the financial literacy of individual members …

households. Using data from the Bank of Italy's Survey on Household Income and Wealth covering the financial crisis, we are able … separately. We find that Italian households were able to smooth on average about 85% of shocks to household head's earnings in … both 2008-2010 and 2010-2012 spells. The most important smoothing mechanisms turn out to be self‐insurance through savings …

Eligibility and benefits for anti-poverty income transfers in the U.S. are based on both the means and the household … children. In our model workers face uninsurable idiosyncratic risks and make decisions on savings, labor supply, living … mothers, providing incentives to cohabit. We also find quantitatively important effects on savings, and on the labor supply of …