This paper explores how the anticipated expenditure on children's college education affects household asset allocation … results show that if a household plans to send a child to college, the probability of holding risky assets increases by 1 … kinds of investment products, thereby promoting household investment diversification. …

Do women invest differently than men? We contribute to the answer of this question by analysing the Panel on Household … variables in the area of household finance. We find that participation in risky assets is generally lower among women than among …

demand is lower for owner-occupied housing, bank deposits, and bonds. -- Household asset allocation ; portfolio choice ; two …

This paper explores the relationship between risk attitude and asset diversification in household portfolios. We first … socioeconomic characteristics, the propensity for taking investment risk is an important predictor of a household's diversification …. -- Household finances ; diversification ; financial portfolio …