Much of the literature on consumption smoothing and on risk sharing has focused on the ability of the household as a unit to protect its consumption. Little is known about the ability of individual members of the household to keep consumption smooth over time or relative to other members of the...

Much of the literature on consumption smoothing and on risk sharing has focused on the ability of the household as a unit to protect its consumption. Little is known about the ability of individual members of the household to keep consumption smooth over time or relative to other members of the...

We consider the impact of the two recent economic crises, one that resulted from the great recession of 2007-2009 and one following the COVID-19 pandemic, on income inequality and the risk of poverty in Greece. To this end, we also investigate the key macroeconomic variables affecting the Greek...

Energy poverty is defined as the lack of economic resources of a household to heat or cool its indoor environment. Anthropogenic climate change has exacerbated energy demand and indoor thermal comfort issues related to energy poverty. This study defines the indoor temperature and overheating...