We use micro data on young married households from the Japanese Panel Survey of Consumers in order to analyze the … importance of borrowing constraints in Japan. We find (1) that 8 to 15 percent of young married Japanese households are borrowing … and for the subsample of unconstrained households. These results suggest that the life cycle/permanent income hypothesis …

provides insights that go beyond the portfolio allocation decision of households. According to our analysis, it is quite … apparent that in equilibrium, households jointly determine consumption and broad money holdings both influenced by wealth as …

This article considers non-unitary models of household behavior. These models suppose explicitly that households …

, and across time, how individuals, households and communities are affected by violent conflict. The report provides an … affect the welfare characteristics and choices of individuals and households in conflict areas. …

We use micro data from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to document how households' tax liabilities vary with income … children. The data reveals a large dispersion in tax rates and taxes paid. Ranking households according to the average tax … married and 31.8% of unmarried households do not pay any taxes. Given the progressivity in the system, tax liabilities are …

This paper examines the borrowing behavior of the households and the suitability of the loans obtained from the … income and expenses are positive and statistically significant with client households experiencing greater positive effects … than nonclient households. Moreover, nonclient households, unlike client households, allot a greater percentage of their …

This paper examines the extent of asset accumulation and saving of the households from the credit they obtained from … the government can assist in asset development, particularly for the poor households. Results show that that there is a … clear difference between the client households and nonclient households in terms of asset ownership, access to credit and …

, enabling a detailed analysis of changes in wealth distribution among Chinese households. Our analysis indicates that the wealth … apartments were sold to urban households at extremely low prices, has accelerated the accumulation of wealth among urban … households on the one hand, and widened the wealth gap between urban and rural areas on the other. …

Labor markets are increasingly global. Overseas work can enrich households but also split them geographically, with … jobs on migrant households. A purpose-built survey allows nonexperimental tests of different theoretical mechanisms for the …