I construct a novel measure of household uncertainty based on survey data for European countries. I show that household … uncertainty shocks are not universally like negative demand shocks. Notably, household uncertainty shocks are largely inflationary … role in the transmission of household uncertainty to inflation. I develop an Overlapping Generations New Keynesian model …

In fifteen European countries, China, and the US, stocks and business equity as a share of total household assets are … labor-income risk can explain much of this risk-taking pattern. Uncontrollable labor-income risk stresses middle …, middle-income households reduce (controllable) financial risk. Richer households, having less pressure, can afford more risk …