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Using longitudinal data from PSID, we show the positive relation between labor income and the equity share of financial …
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In this paper we develop a job portfolio model of dual job holding based on a Stone-Geary utility function. We derive the associated Slutsky equation components. Because the job portfolio model applies only to unconstrained dual jobholders, we separate individuals who moonlight because of an...
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In this paper we develop a job portfolio model of dual job holding based on a Stone-Geary utility function. We derive the associated Slutsky equation components. Because the job portfolio model applies only to unconstrained dual jobholders, we separate individuals who moonlight because of an...
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From standard portfolio-choice theory it is well-understood that background risk, overwhelmingly due to wage risk, is … the residual variance of wages by one standard deviation implies a reduction of the financial portfolio share by 3 …
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Intra-household heterogeneity can quantitatively affect the predictions of life-cycle portfolio choice models … treating double-income households as one unit. Intra-household heterogeneity in preference parameters like risk aversion and …
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In this work we solve in a closed form the problem of an agent who wants to optimise the inter-temporal utility of both his consumption and leisure by choosing: (i) the optimal inter-temporal consumption, (ii) the optimal inter-temporal labour supply, (iii) the optimal share of wealth to invest...
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This paper studies why investors buy dividend-paying assets and how they time their consumption accordingly. We combine administrative bank data linking customers' consumption transactions and income to detailed portfolio data and survey responses on financial behavior. We find that private...
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This paper explores risk aversion among Australian households using panel data from the Household Income and Labour … Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey. Using households' share of risky assets, we test whether relative risk aversion is … degree of risk aversion for the typical Australian household, with values ranging from 1.2 to 1.4. These findings can provide …
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