two-period consumption and savings model for a loss-averse agent who measures utilityfrom consumption relative to a … of the return on saving. We find non-linearity in the fractionof wealth saved, where the specific saving pattern depends … on the sign of the real return on savings. The amount of saving is nondecreasing in initial wealth and the riskiness of …

electricity consumption and influenced by the opinion of their close relatives. We also examined how consumption awareness is … over-analysis). Findings: Our study showed that the number of occupants does not affect consumption patterns as most … changes in savings are explained by either awareness or by a clear understanding of consumption patterns, and only 10.2% by …

We study the effect of systematic uncertainty on firms' precautionary saving motives. As systematic uncertainty changes … methodology, we construct novel, forward-looking measures of firms' exposure to systematic uncertainty through firms' future cash … needs and their costs of external financing. We find that systematic uncertainty increases firm cash holdings through both …

two-period consumption and savings model for a loss-averse agent who measures utilityfrom consumption relative to a … of the return on saving. We find non-linearity in the fractionof wealth saved, where the specific saving pattern depends … on the sign of the real return on savings. The amount of saving is nondecreasing in initial wealth and the riskiness of …

presence of labor income uncertainty and credit constraints. Saving in the model is affected by the gap between 'target' and …We argue that the U.S. personal saving rate's long stability (1960s-1980s), subsequent steady decline (1980s-2007), and … recent substantial rise (2008-2011) can be interpreted using a parsimonious 'buffer stock' model of consumption in the …

of labor income uncertainty and credit constraints. Saving in the model is affected by the gap between target and actual …We argue that the US personal saving rate's long stability (1960s-1980s), subsequent steady decline (1980s-2007), and … recent substantial rise (2008-2011) can be interpreted using a parsimonious buffer stock model of consumption in the presence …