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Earmarking and Partitioning : Increasing Saving by Low-Income Households

Soman, Dilip - 2010

This research examines the effects of earmarking money on savings by low-income consumers. In particular, the authors … test two interventions that are designed to enhance the effects of earmarking: a) using a visual reminder of the savings …. In addition, the presence of the visual reminder increases the savings rate. The authors conclude with implications for …

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Buffer-Stock Saving in a Krusell-Smith World

Carroll, Christopher D. - 2015

A large body of microeconomic evidence supports Friedman (1957)'s proposition that household income can be reasonably well described as having both transitory and permanent components. We show how to modify the widely-used macroeconomic model of Krusell and Smith (1998) to accommodate such a...

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The interplay of financial education, financial literacy, financial inclusion and financial stability : any lessons for the current big tech era?

Jonker, Nicole; Kosse, Anneke - 2020 - Last updated: August 13, 2020

The entry of Big Tech firms in the financial ecosystem might affect financial stability through the opportunities and challenges they create for financial inclusion. In this paper we survey the literature to determine the effectiveness of financial education in improving financial literacy and...

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Financial literacy : implications for retirement security and the financial marketplace

Mitchell, Olivia S. (ed.); Lusardi, Annamaria (ed.) - 2011

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The importance of financial literacy : opening a new field

Lusardi, Annamaria; Mitchell, Olivia S. - In: The journal of economic perspectives : a journal of the … 37 (2023) 4, pp. 137-154

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Trust in the time of corona

Brück, Tilman; Ferguson, Neil T. N.; Justino, Patricia; … - 2020

The global spread of COVID-19 is one of the largest threats to people and governments since the Second World War. The on-going pandemic and its countermeasures have led to varying physical, psychological, and emotional experiences, shaping not just public health and the economy but also...

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Rising Food Prices and Undernourishment - A Cross-Country Inquiry

Anríquez, Gustavo; Daidone, Silvio; Mane, Erdgin - 2011

Households’ welfare in developing countries has been hit by dramatic food prices increases which occurred between 2005 and 2008. In this paper, we adopt a partial equilibrium approach to analyze the short-time effects of a staple food price increase on nutritional attainments, as a measure of...

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Understanding the impact of consumer-oriented assurance schemes : A review of voluntary standards and labels for the environmental sustainability of agri-food products

Deconinck, Koen - 2023

Assurance schemes (certifications and labels) are widespread in the agri-food sector. This paper reviews the landscape of existing schemes, and the evidence on whether labels change consumer behaviour, and whether assurance schemes achieve positive change on the farm. The impact of existing...

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Financial education in secondary education : a cross-country analysis

Lopez-Agudo, Luis Alejandro; Marcenaro Gutiérrez, … - In: CESifo economic studies : a joint initiative of the … 69 (2023) 1, pp. 21-60

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Review on the assessment of financial literacy across the globe

Yamang, Chiging; Roy, Arup - In: International journal of business innovation and … 29 (2022) 2, pp. 141-168

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