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Precautionary savings and self-selection : evidence fron the German reunification "experiment"

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Precautionary savings and self-selection : evidence from the German reunification "experiment"

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Precautionary Savings and Self-Selection - Evidence from the German Reunification 'Experiment'

Fuchs-Schündeln, Nicola; Schundeln, Matthias - 2005

We combine particular features of the German civil service with the unique event of German reunification to test the theory of precautionary savings and to quantify the importance of self-selection into occupations due to differences in risk aversion. In the presence of self-selection, failing...

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