Economic policy uncertainty is proven to have an important effect on household consumption. However, the literature on …, is limited. In this paper, we propose two channels through which economic policy uncertainty affects household … consumption, the precautionary saving channel and the investment-employment channel. Then, we use the household survey data (China …

deutliche Verschlechterung: Bei Erreichen des Höchsteinkommens sinkt nun das Haushaltseinkommen noch stärker ab als zuvor. Die …

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 …

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

pensionreforms led to an increase in the household savings rate in Germany until about2010. As domestic investment opportunities …. After 2010, private savings remained rather stable, but opportunities to investin Germany declined further. Our simulations … could not absorb these additional sav-ings, they were partly invested abroad. The German current account-to-GDP ratiorose …